Lying

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Application of ethics to lying
Lucy Amos
Mind Map by Lucy Amos, updated more than 1 year ago
Lucy Amos
Created by Lucy Amos over 6 years ago
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Lying
  1. Natural Moral Law
    1. Primary Precepts
      1. Violates primary precepts of living in ordered society
        1. Secondary precept
          1. Breaks "do not lie "
            1. Biblical commandment
              1. Forbids people to bear false witness
          2. Aquinas' virtues
            1. Breaks courage and justice
            2. Not lawful to lie to save someone from death
              1. You can tell a 'misleading truth'
                1. E.G a murder coming to your door for his victim
              2. Virtue Ethics
                1. links to virtues of honesty, courage and truthfullnes
                  1. Aim to have a society where it is the habit to tell the truth
                    1. Distort reality for their own benefit
                      1. "In itself what is false is based on the blameworthy, whereas what is true is noble and praiseworthy."
                        1. Effects how we socially interact with each other
                          1. The mean is to not exaggerate or underrate yourself
                            1. The virtues form a synergy
                              1. They all work together for a greater power
                                1. Eudiamonia
                            2. Situation Ethics
                              1. Agapeic love
                                1. Justified if you are doing it out of love
                                  1. Protect their feelings
                                  2. Wrong if you are doing it for yourself
                                    1. E.G if you have a medical illness that you could pass on to your family and you don't tell them
                                    2. If you withhold information from people to protect their feelings
                                      1. E.G surprise party
                                        1. E.G German prisoners and the German code
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