Lying : moral choice in public and private life

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Title:

Lying : moral choice in public and private life

Author:

Bok, Sissela.

ISBN:

9780375705281

Personal Author:

Bok, Sissela.

Edition:

2nd Vintage books ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Vintage Books, 1999.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 326 pages ; 21 cm

Contents:

Is the "whole truth" attainable? -- Truthfulness, deceit, and trust -- Never to lie? -- Weighing the consequences -- White lies -- Excuses -- Justification -- Lies in a crisis -- Lying to liars -- Lying to enemies -- Lies protecting peers and clients -- Lies for the public good -- Deceptive social science research -- Paternalistic lies -- Lies to the sick and dying -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Excerpts from works by Augustine, Aquinas, Bacon, Grotius, Kant, Sidgwick, Harrod, Bonhoeffer, and Warnock.

Subject Term:

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Deception.

Truth Disclosure.

Morals.

Truthfulness and falsehood. (OCoLC)fst01158255

Lüge. (DE-588)4036510-4

Philosophie. (DE-588)4045791-6

Lüge.

Philosophie.

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Summary

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.