Discussing "complaints" in friendship (Ethics book 8), Aristotle does not mention the role of forgiveness in resolving such complaints (ἐγκλήματα) or quarrels (μέμψεις).
Does Aristotle discuss forgiveness elsewhere in his works?
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It's perhaps noteworthy that forgiveness finds no place in Aristotle's canon of virtues in NE, III.6 - IV.8. – Geoffrey Thomas Jan 17 '21 at 16:07
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In Rhetoric 2.3, Aristotle discusses calmness (πραότης): among other things, calmness is directed "towards those who admit their fault and are sorry: since we accept their grief at what they have done as satisfaction, and cease to be angry" (1380a).
In Nicomachean Ethics 3.1, Aristotle discusses voluntary and involuntary acts, and adds (1110b-1111a) that involuntary acts committed out of ignorance are more likely to receive "mercy and forgiveness" (ἔλεος καὶ συγγνώμη).
(Cited and analyzed in David Konstan, Before Forgiveness, 23-30.)
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