Kant und das Recht der Lüge

Kant und das Recht der Lüge

The author analyses the Enlightenment's principle of justifying lie from altruistic motives, which was criticised by Kant in the article "On a supposed right..." The article considers the advantages and disadvantages of arguments drawn in Kant's work. The author proves and specif...

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Published in:Kantovskiĭ sbornik Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 7 - 16
Main Author: Stolzenberg J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:German
Published: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 01-07-2010
Subjects:
agreement
duty
end
Enlightenment
humanity
law
lie
means
murder
selfdefense
truth
value
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Summary:The author analyses the Enlightenment's principle of justifying lie from altruistic motives, which was criticised by Kant in the article "On a supposed right..." The article considers the advantages and disadvantages of arguments drawn in Kant's work. The author proves and specifies the admissibility of lie due to ethical and legal principles put forward by Kant in other publications and lectures, namely: need for self-defence and internal legal duty to humanity (categorical imperative).
ISSN:0207-6918
2310-3701
DOI:10.5922/0207-6918-2010-2-1