PHIL 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Immanuel Kant, Information Privacy, Mental Reservation

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Philosophy (PHIL)
• Course: PHIL 001
• Professor: cline

Document Summary

Intro to philosophy: truth telling bias in western ethics: Western moral traditions advocate telling the truth. Catholic theological tradition regards lying as a grave sin. Allow certain occasions may lie or equivocate its okay to deny truth to someone with unjust intentions. Can lie but make a mental note of truth. Immanuel kant advocated absolute categorical duty to speak the truth without regard of the consequences. What if victim leaves house when you tell murderer he is not home and kills him your fault. Many modern philosophers feel that the wrongness of lying depends on the circumstances. Lying is sometimes okay but we should strive towards highest possible degree of honesty in our lives. Depends on: who is doing the lying, what the lying concerns, who is being lied to. Truth telling encourages trust read para: motives for lying: Motives matter because we react differently to identical situations but with different motives.