About 200 years ago, the philosopher Immanuel Kant gave us his theory of deontology, which argues that things are right or wrong, regardless of the consequences, and regardless of your feelings on the matter. It’s a duty-based ethical theory. Now, as a part of his deontology, Kant gives us one quite stringent rule: ‘It is always wrong to lie under any circumstances.’ He gives many arguments for this, but one of the strongest is the argument from autonomy. Because when you lie to somebody, you ar
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About 200 years ago, the philosopher Immanuel Kant gave us his theory of deontology, which argues that things are right or wrong, regardless of the consequences, and regardless of your feelings on the matter. It’s a duty-based ethical theory. Now, as a part of his deontology, Kant gives us one quite stringent rule: ‘It is always wrong to lie under any circumstances.’ He gives many arguments for this, but one of the strongest is the argument from autonomy. Because when you lie to somebody, you ar
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