tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post4257717883149707461..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Immanuel Kant -- Blog Post #1 (Lucy Haston, Section 8)Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-36387200595900252912017-04-28T12:04:03.296-05:002017-04-28T12:04:03.296-05:00Kant may have been too good for this world. Or, to...Kant may have been too good for this world. Or, too good for the good of flawed agents who aren't always capable of doing their duty without regard to consequences - thank goodness!<br /><br />And English majors may be too good for the blogosphere! (Just kidding.)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-10461810784161724612017-04-27T20:47:13.342-05:002017-04-27T20:47:13.342-05:00That was a John Stuart Mill quote. I forgot to inc...That was a John Stuart Mill quote. I forgot to include that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959651649801344713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-64001043044753278192017-04-27T20:45:39.304-05:002017-04-27T20:45:39.304-05:00"Yet that even this rule, sacred as it is, ad..."Yet that even this rule, sacred as it is, admits of possible exceptions, is acknowledged by all moralists; the chief of which is when the withholding of some fact (as of information from a malefactor, or of bad news from a person dangerously ill) would save an individual (especially an individual other than oneself) from great and unmerited evil, and when the withholding can only be effected by denial." I agree that lying is "morally" wrong. The dilemma though, it is also morally wrong to allow unwarranted harm to someone. If a lie protects the life of someone deserving of that life, I feel obligated to protect their life with my lie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959651649801344713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-83167667732744322612017-04-27T16:12:58.840-05:002017-04-27T16:12:58.840-05:00Kant's philosophy is intriguing because it can...Kant's philosophy is intriguing because it can be an internal conflict. I could only imagine the amount of grieving I could conceive for not lying for the protection of someone. I understand that lying is wrong but not in certain cases of life, death or prosperity. Life is about survival and sometimes you have to do certain things so that you can prosper in this life. Devin Willisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-42407256978965956472017-04-26T23:10:43.734-05:002017-04-26T23:10:43.734-05:00I also like Kant's philosophy about telling th...I also like Kant's philosophy about telling the truth but I do think it falls a little on the extreme side.<br /><br />You have to be able to determine when telling the truth whether someone is entitled to know it. Things that people aren't entitled to know may be certain things that you may have done in your past that does not affect that person. That information is private. Or an opinion you may have, that is not a fact so you don't have to tell someone if you do not want to. When I do believe telling the truth is necessary is when someone is entitled to know it, such as telling a child whether they are adopted or not, which many parents struggle with. It becomes difficult to tell the truth when it puts you at risk, in that case people will lead to rationality and not tell the truth people it will expose them and may put them in a bad position. It comes down to whether or not you believe telling the truth is worth the risk.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462212403390216777noreply@blogger.com