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Lying : moral choice in public and private life / Sissela Bok.

Title
  1. Lying : moral choice in public and private life / Sissela Bok.
Published by
  1. New York : Vintage Books, c1999.
Author
  1. Bok, Sissela

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Description
  1. xxxiv, 326 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
  1. A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality. Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, government.
Subject
  1. Deception
  2. Honesty
  3. Morals
  4. Truth
  5. Truth Disclosure
  6. Truthfulness and falsehood
Contents
  1. Is the "whole truth" attainable? -- Truthfulness, deceit, and trust -- Never to lie? -- Weighing the conseuences -- White lies -- Excuses -- Justification -- Lies in a crisis -- Lying to liars -- Lying to enemiess -- Lies protecting peers and clients -- Lies for the public good -- Deceptive social science research -- Paternalistic lies -- Lies to the sick and dying -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Excerpts from works by Augustine, Aquinas, Bacon, Grotius, Kant, Sidgwick, Harrod, Bonhoeffer, and Warnock.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. "With a new preface by the author"--Cover.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-315) and index.
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  1. committed to retain