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UF Philosophy Corner - Ethics	by MatthewDBA	2008-08-27 07:22:49
Okay, here's a follow-up question.	by MatthewDBA	2008-08-27 08:48:25
Doesn't it come back to harm?	by bitflipper	2008-08-27 08:52:49
In that case	by MatthewDBA	2008-08-27 08:56:20
from an ethical standpoint, we can dispense with the terms "truth," "untruth," and "lie" and substitute "ethical/non-harmful statement" and "unethical/harmful statement"? Again, how can that explain why many ethical systems stress "not lying," rather than "not harming"?
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Perhaps it goes back to evaluation of harm.	by fractaledge	2008-08-27 09:13:27
There is that. There is also the fact	by bitflipper	2008-08-27 09:20:32
cost/benefit	by tallastro	2008-08-27 10:41:26
But if people are considering deception	by MatthewDBA	2008-08-27 10:46:20
Did you notice that in the vast majority	by tallastro	2008-08-27 11:10:22
That's a good point	by MatthewDBA	2008-08-27 11:14:51
Politics springs to mind but is that an ethical	by tallastro	2008-08-27 11:45:12
Because lying has very different harm in different	by hej	2008-08-27 15:55:44

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