Lying and Deception

Theory and Practice

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Lying and Deception by Thomas L. Carson, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Thomas L. Carson ISBN: 9780191614644
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: April 29, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Thomas L. Carson
ISBN: 9780191614644
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: April 29, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Thomas Carson offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date investigation of moral and conceptual questions about lying and deception. Part I addresses conceptual questions and offers definitions of lying, deception, and related concepts such as withholding information, "keeping someone in the dark," and "half truths." Part II deals with questions in ethical theory. Carson argues that standard debates about lying and deception between act-utilitarians and their critics are inconclusive because they rest on appeals to disputed moral intuitions. He defends a version of the golden rule and a theory of moral reasoning. His theory implies that there is a moral presumption against lying and deception that causes harm — a presumption at least as strong as that endorsed by act-utilitarianism. He uses this theory to justify his claims about the issues he addresses in Part III: deception and withholding information in sales, deception in advertising, bluffing in negotiations, the duties of professionals to inform clients, lying and deception by leaders as a pretext for fighting wars, and lying and deception about history (with special attention to the Holocaust), and cases of distorting the historical record by telling half-truths. The book concludes with a qualified defence of the view that honesty is a virtue.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Thomas Carson offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date investigation of moral and conceptual questions about lying and deception. Part I addresses conceptual questions and offers definitions of lying, deception, and related concepts such as withholding information, "keeping someone in the dark," and "half truths." Part II deals with questions in ethical theory. Carson argues that standard debates about lying and deception between act-utilitarians and their critics are inconclusive because they rest on appeals to disputed moral intuitions. He defends a version of the golden rule and a theory of moral reasoning. His theory implies that there is a moral presumption against lying and deception that causes harm — a presumption at least as strong as that endorsed by act-utilitarianism. He uses this theory to justify his claims about the issues he addresses in Part III: deception and withholding information in sales, deception in advertising, bluffing in negotiations, the duties of professionals to inform clients, lying and deception by leaders as a pretext for fighting wars, and lying and deception about history (with special attention to the Holocaust), and cases of distorting the historical record by telling half-truths. The book concludes with a qualified defence of the view that honesty is a virtue.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book The Sin of Abbé Mouret by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Making Objects and Events by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Atiyah's Introduction to the Law of Contract by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Selecting Europe's Judges by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Moonstruck by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Homer in the Twentieth Century by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book The Realm of Criminal Law by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book In Place of Inter-State Retaliation by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book The Mapmakers' Quest: Depicting New Worlds in Renaissance Europe by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Mother Leakey and the Bishop by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Global Tax Fairness by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Traces of Terror by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book The Neuroscience of Tinnitus by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book Phasing in Crystallography by Thomas L. Carson
Cover of the book The Language of the Papyri by Thomas L. Carson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy