discussion post

Immanuel Kant, the famous German deontologist, tells us that lying is never under any circumstances permissible. 

• Do you agree with this assessment?  If so, explain why.  If not, present at least one example of an instance in which lying would be ethically permissible. 
• Be sure to provide at least two reasons to justify your answer. This post should be a minimum of 200 words. 
• Discuss the ethics of lies and lying with at least two of your classmates with posts that are at least 100 words each.  
• To get started you may want to reflect on times that you have either told a lie, felt like you needed to tell a lie, or found out that someone else lied to you. 
  • Think about the role that ethics can play in these situations. 
  • What would it be like to live in a world with no lies whatsoever?