Does Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative commit him to the view that lying is always morally wrong?
In Immanuel Kant’s essay “On a Supposed Right to Lie because of Philanthropic Concerns” (1797) he famously argues that it is never permissible to tell a lie, even when lying could save someone’s life. This view has met with a great deal of criticism from philosophers, who argue that his ethical theo...
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/10096 |