A Philosophy Of Lying
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| Author | : Lars Svendsen |
| Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2022-04-22 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1789145635 |
"This book is a comprehensive investigation of lying in everyday life. What exactly is a lie, and how does lying differ from related phenomena such as ‘bullshit’ or being truthful? Lars Svendsen also investigates the ethics of lying – why is lying almost always morally wrong, and why is lying to one’s friends especially bad? The book concludes by looking at lying in politics, from Plato’s theory of the ‘noble lie’ to Donald Trump. Svendsen’s conclusion is that, even though we all occasionally lie, we are for the most part trustworthy. Trusting others makes you vulnerable, and you will be duped from time to time, but that is – all things considered – preferable to living in a constant state of distrust."--Publisher description.
| Author | : Jennifer Mather Saul |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2012-10-25 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0199603685 |
Jennifer Saul presents a close analysis of the distinction between lying to others and misleading them, which sheds light on key debates in philosophy of language and tackles the widespread moral preference for misleading over lying. She establishes a new view on the moral significance of the distinction, and explores a range of historical cases.
| Author | : Jörg Meibauer |
| Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks |
| Total Pages | : 689 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0198736576 |
This handbook brings together past and current research on all aspects of lying and deception, from the combined perspectives of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. It will be an essential reference for students and researchers in these fields and will contribute to establishing the vibrant new field of interdisciplinary lying research.
| Author | : Thomas L. Carson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 2010-04-29 |
| Genre | : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS |
| ISBN | : 0199577412 |
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date investigation of moral and conceptual questions about lying and deception. Carson argues that there is a moral presumption against lying and deception that causes harm, he examines case-studies from business, politics, and history, and he offers a qualified defence of the view that honesty is a virtue.
| Author | : John Vignaux Smyth |
| Publisher | : Duke University Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2002-03-18 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 9780822328216 |
DIVAn investigation of deceit and concealment that proposes a new theory of fiction, both as a new genre of literature and as a strategy in the social world./div
| Author | : Seana Valentine Shiffrin |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2016-11-08 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0691173613 |
To understand one another as individuals and to fulfill the moral duties that require such understanding, we must communicate with each other. We must also maintain protected channels that render reliable communication possible, a demand that, Seana Shiffrin argues, yields a prohibition against lying and requires protection for free speech. This book makes a distinctive philosophical argument for the wrong of the lie and provides an original account of its difference from the wrong of deception. Drawing on legal as well as philosophical arguments, the book defends a series of notable claims—that you may not lie about everything to the "murderer at the door," that you have reasons to keep promises offered under duress, that lies are not protected by free speech, that police subvert their mission when they lie to suspects, and that scholars undermine their goals when they lie to research subjects. Many philosophers start to craft moral exceptions to demands for sincerity and fidelity when they confront wrongdoers, the pressures of non-ideal circumstances, or the achievement of morally substantial ends. But Shiffrin consistently resists this sort of exceptionalism, arguing that maintaining a strong basis for trust and reliable communication through practices of sincerity, fidelity, and respecting free speech is an essential aspect of ensuring the conditions for moral progress, including our rehabilitation of and moral reconciliation with wrongdoers.
| Author | : Sissela Bok |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2011-04-27 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 030778911X |
Is it ever all right to lie? A philosopher looks at lying and deception in public and private life—in government, medicine, law, academia, journalism, in the family and between friends. Lying is a penetrating and thoughtful examination of one of the most pervasive yet little discussed aspects of our public and private lives. Beginning with the moral questions raised about lying since antiquity, Sissela Bok takes up the justifications offered for all kinds of lies—white lies, lies to the sick and dying, lies of parents to children, lies to enemies, lies to protect clients and peers. The consequences of such lies are then explored through a number of concrete situations in which people are involved, either as liars or as the victims of a lie.
| Author | : Christopher Tollefsen |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2014-04-28 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1107061091 |
Defends Augustine and Aquinas' controversial 'absolute view' of lying: it is always wrong, even when for a good cause.
| Author | : Sam Harris |
| Publisher | : Four Elephants Press |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2013-10-23 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1940051010 |
As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption—even murder and genocide—generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. He focuses on "white" lies—those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort—for these are the lies that most often tempt us. And they tend to be the only lies that good people tell while imagining that they are being good in the process.
| Author | : Harry G. Frankfurt |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 80 |
| Release | : 2009-01-10 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1400826535 |
#1 New York Times bestseller Featured on The Daily Show and 60 Minutes The acclaimed book that illuminates our world and its politics by revealing why bullshit is more dangerous than lying One of the most prominent features of our world is that there is so much bullshit. Yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, how it’s distinct from lying, what functions it serves, and what it means. In his acclaimed bestseller On Bullshit, Harry Frankfurt, who was one of the world’s most influential moral philosophers, explores this important subject, which has become a central problem of politics and our world. With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, Frankfurt argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves to their audience not as liars do, that is, by deliberately making false claims about what is true. Rather, bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing their end of the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Although bullshit can take many innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the bullshitter’s capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying does not. Liars at least acknowledge that the truth matters. Because of this, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are. Remarkably prescient and insightful, On Bullshit is a small book that explains a great deal about our time.
