Kant and the right to lie reviewed essay: On a supposed right to lie from philanthropy, by Inmanuel Kant (1797)

Kant´s strict views on lying have been regularly cited as a reason for thinking there is something fundamentally wrong with Kantian ethics. Some of Kant´s statements here seem so excessive that most Kantians who have dealt with the topic have tried to distance themselves from them, usually claiming...

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Autor principal: Allen W. Wood
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidad del Norte 2011
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Filosofía
Kantian ethics
right to lie
philanthropy
Kant
truthfulness
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Kantian ethics
right to lie
philanthropy
Kant
truthfulness
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Kantian ethics
right to lie
philanthropy
Kant
truthfulness
Allen W. Wood
Kant and the right to lie reviewed essay: On a supposed right to lie from philanthropy, by Inmanuel Kant (1797)
topic_facet Filosofía
Kantian ethics
right to lie
philanthropy
Kant
truthfulness
description Kant´s strict views on lying have been regularly cited as a reason for thinking there is something fundamentally wrong with Kantian ethics. Some of Kant´s statements here seem so excessive that most Kantians who have dealt with the topic have tried to distance themselves from them, usually claiming that they do not (or need not) follow from Kant´s own principles. In this chapter, I will do a little of that, partly by questioning whether the famous example of the murderer at the door really fits the principles Kant applies to it. By and large, however, I will argue Kant¿s views about veracity are reasonable or at least defensible, if not selfevident. This is mainly because I also think some of them - specially his position in the brief, late and famous (or notorious) essay On a Supposed Right to Lie from Philanthropy (1797)- have been badly misunderstood. My principal aim here will be to correct that misunderstanding.
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title Kant and the right to lie reviewed essay: On a supposed right to lie from philanthropy, by Inmanuel Kant (1797)
title_short Kant and the right to lie reviewed essay: On a supposed right to lie from philanthropy, by Inmanuel Kant (1797)
title_full Kant and the right to lie reviewed essay: On a supposed right to lie from philanthropy, by Inmanuel Kant (1797)
title_fullStr Kant and the right to lie reviewed essay: On a supposed right to lie from philanthropy, by Inmanuel Kant (1797)
title_full_unstemmed Kant and the right to lie reviewed essay: On a supposed right to lie from philanthropy, by Inmanuel Kant (1797)
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