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Grounding for the metaphysics of morals on a supposed right to lie because of philanthropic concerns

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  • Author: Kant, Immanuel
    Edition: 3rd ed
    Date:
    Issued
    2005
    Summary:

    Kant's essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.

    Genre:
    Philosophy
    Sujets: Truthfulness and falsehood | Ethics
    Original Publisher: Indianapolis, Hackett Pub. Co.
    Language(s): English