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Immanuel Kant Against Lying

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Lying, everybody does it but is it ever really okay? The truth is that lying is never okay as it always harms others or even yourself. There are others who also believe in honest and have evidence to support their claims such as Immanuel Kant and Brad Blanton. They have both committed to honesty and have good reasoning to back up honesty instead of lying.
In Article 2 we learn about a German philosopher named Immanuel Kant. He believes that lying cannot be justified in any circumstance. He states that “ a lie, even if it does not wrong any particular individual, it always harms mankind individually.” His statement talks about how a lie will always harm someone no matter how big or small the lie is and it won’t matter whether it was your intention to harm or not. He also talks about how lying harms the liar by “ destroying his human dignity and making him more worthless than a small thing.” This statement alone shows how damaging lying can be especially if you care about your dignity and self worth. His evidence clearly supports honesty and why lying just can’t be justified. …show more content…

He defines Radical Honesty as simply being completely honest with someone and the only thing radical about it is that no matter the situation, be it good or bad , you would still have to be completely honest with the other person. Although it may seem risky and possibly ruin relationships by offending others he supports his claim by saying “ it’s likely you’ll end up losing people whom you don’t want around you anyway.” His thoughts make sense as honesty with others is usually the foundation for trust and a strong relationship with someone and if they get offended then you probably wouldn't have wanted those people in your life

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