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Bok Lying Ch. 2 Truthfulness, Deceit, and Trust, Even the devils…
Bok Lying Ch. 2 Truthfulness, Deceit, and Trust
Lying and Choice
Deceit and violence are similar, both coerce people into acting against their will pg. 18
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can be used trivially, like white lies pg. 18
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Why are such radically different evaluations given to the effect of deception, depending on whether the point of view is that of the liar or the one lied to? pg. 20
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Discrepant Perspectives
we need to be able to switch between the perspective of the liar and the deceived in order to get the bigger picture. pg. 28
we need the perspective of the liar to understand the reasons people lie pg. 28 and to lessen harsh judgements of them
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Even the devils themselves do not lie to one another, since the society of Hell could not subsist without truth any more than others. -Samuel Jackson pg. 19
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Lying requires a reason, while truth-telling does not. pg. 22
If you want to know the foulness of lying for yourself, consider the lying of someone else and how you shun it and despise the man who lies and regard his communication as foul. Do the same with regard to all of your own vices, for you do not realize the foulness of your vices from your own case, but from someone else's -Al-Ghazali Muslim Mystic
