Sissela Bok

many pieces of evidence to support this claim in the articles “Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant” by Sissela Bok and “Brad Blanton: Honestly, Tell the Truth” by Barbara Ballinger. Unlike honesty, lying harms one’s worth and mental state. Lies. One could go as far as to damaging their own well-being just to hide one of the most simplest things like the truth. As Immanuel Kant said best in Sissela Bok’s article “Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant,” “Even worse, it harms the liar himself, by destroying

All businesses strive to be effective and efficient. Whilst the hallmark of a capitalist economy is self-interest and competition, cooperation is also necessary in order to further efficiency and productivity. For a business to be successful, the people within need to develop relationships amongst each other as well as outside the organization in order to be able to work with one another. These relationships are a function of trust. Trust is the reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of

In the article, “Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant,” by Sissela Bok, Bok reports, “Truthfulness in statements which cannot be avoided is the formal duty if an individual to everyone,” (Bok). This statement is disagreeing with NBC News’ statement when stating that lying is a moral duty. It also states that the truth will always come first which could be argued with. Kant

Dishonesty, as a vice, is universal and timeless; according to the Bible, the very first humans on earth committed the first sin of deception. Adam and Eve lied to God about whether they had eaten the fruit of the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden, cementing the human race as one which feels that the burden of truth is too cumbersome to carry, and dooming humanity to a life of sin. Modern liars still carry on this legacy of deception, and rather than seeing “modern liars” as their own association

When Sissela Bok first began her study of falsehood and truthfulness, she discovered a plethora of historical works devoted to the ethics of lying, whereas her contemporaries rarely even broached the subject. This distinct silence led her on a personal exploration into the world of deception, which resulted in her 1978 book, Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life. Since the publication, lying has again become a popular topic of conversation, from the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998 to the

Video Game Violence and Its Effects on Children As we enter the 21st Century, video games are becoming more popular each and everyday. People of all ages can and do enjoy video games as a way to spend there free-time. These games allow the player to live in the game whether it's about sports or a role playing game. The problem with the video games in the market is that they are becoming too violent in some people's minds. Also, many of these violent video games are being advertised and directed

receives explicit mention in all major medical oaths and codes of medical ethics. This is something that shouldn't be messed with regardless who the patient is or what their status is. A patient's confidentiality should always be aligned with what Sissela Bok argued for that the ethical justification for confidentiality rests on four arguments. With them being the individual's right, flowing from autonomy, to control personal information and to protect privacy. The second and third arguments for confidentiality

In Sissela Bok’s article about Immanuel Kant, she states, “Truthfulness in statements which cannot be avoided is the formal duty of an individual to everyone, however great may be the disadvantage”(Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant, Bok). This is disproved because, “Anne Frank survived as long as she did because those sheltering her lied to the Nazis. The French Resistance

displays of mortal combat as did the Romans (Bok 15). The only difference between today's society and that of the one during the last two centuries B.C., other than the degree of violence, is the openness of debates (Bok 20). Our institutions allow for open discussion and debate that the Romans were unable to have (Bok 20). People during all periods of time have derived some sort of sensual, aesthetic and even at time erotic thrills from viewing violent act (Bok 28). It would be unfair to conclude that

There are many types of lies. The numerous kinds helps one to describe a specific sort with only a few words. This paper will examine more closely one of these types, a fabrication. More precisely fabrication lies and their presence in propaganda, such as in a pamphlet produced by “The Flying Squadrons of Speakers”. Fabrication lies are most clearly defined as lies that could be true, but the one who states them is not basing them on any real direct knowledge, they may also be a falsification of