PHILOS 4 Lecture 8: 8th lecture
7 Feb 2016
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Central theory similar to kupfer: implanting falsehoods into people"s minds only if we believe them. One of the first thing faulkner notices: lies only implant falsehoods. Maybe the practice of lying on some level has made lying less wrong in today"s society. In order to show lies are wrong, you have to show why you have to believe people. Given that people lie, why should we be so believing of people? (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) People can be moral; they can understand obligations, responsibility, rights and wrongs: hope, faith, trust. When i am telling something, i invite trust. Affective state of mind: it is felt, overtakes you, fear, love, trust, for faulkner is an affective state that depends on someone acting on their responsibility. Putting yourself in someone"s hands (ex) trust fall) 1) i assume a responsibility for truth of p. 2) i invite you to trust me that p.
