A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality. Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, government.
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A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality. Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, government.
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
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Thought provoking arguments on moral erosion and lying,
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This review is from: Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life (Paperback)
I found this book thought provoking. Through references, contrasts, and scenarios, Sissela Bok challenges the reader to consider the effects of lying on the individual, relationships and society. The author systematically covers the spectrum of lies from "little white lies" to avoid an unwanted dinner invitation to the arguably moral lies required to survive in a totalitarian state - taking the reader step by step through a journey of increasingly complex moral questions. The book argues that lying, as it is often conducted in society, often lacks the moral basis of those few case where it can be justified.
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A seminal book that changed my life,
By Wolinsky@together.net (Vermont) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life (Paperback)
This book is about something we all do but rarely think about - lying. It is densely packed, hard to get through but well worth the effort. It changed the way I thought about lying and told lies, and therefore my life. Even its structure of the discussion about lying around started me thinking in new ways about the topic. The analysis presented was organized and orderly on a topic that deals with much of human interaction. This book is a must read - you will lie less after reading it.
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Little White Lies,
This review is from: Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life (Paperback)
Can any lie be justifiable? Is it ok for a Doctor to lie to a patient, or is it ok for a person to lie - to get out of a date? These scenerios are examined in _Lying_. Bok examines the effects that lying has upon society and individuals.It is rare to read a book, where the author is critical of society because of thier choice to allow and accept little white lies as normal behavior. After finishing this book, the reader can take this information and begin to think of ethical and moral problems in our society and why we accept certain actions. Bok continued choice to tackle ethical issues is a noteworthy endeavor - especially when she writes quality work such as _Lying_.
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Is it not naive to set forth on a general exploration of lying and truth-telling? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crude utilitarian principle, deceptive studies, paternalistic deception, deceptive research, jocose lie, officious lie, thou wilt destroy, giving placebos Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deceptive Social Science Research, United States, President Johnson, World War, Golden Rule, New York, Cardinal Newman, Deep Throat, Medicaid Mills New!
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Is it not naive to set forth on a general exploration of lying and truth-telling? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crude utilitarian principle, deceptive studies, paternalistic deception, deceptive research, jocose lie, officious lie, thou wilt destroy, giving placebos Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deceptive Social Science Research, United States, President Johnson, World War, Golden Rule, New York, Cardinal Newman, Deep Throat, Medicaid Mills New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- On The Law Of War And Peace by Hugo Grotius on 8 pages
- Apologia Pro Vita Sua (A Defense of One's Life) (Dover Giant Thrift Editions) by John Henry Newman on 6 pages
- Apologia pro Vita Sua (Penguin Classics) by John Newman on 6 pages
- Object of Morality (University Paperbacks) by G.J. Warnock on 5 pages
- Kant: Critique of Practical Reason (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) by Immanuel Kant on 4 pages
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