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Lying, Misleading, and What is Said

An Exploration in Philosophy of Language and in Ethics

Saul, Jennifer Mather (University of Sheffield)

Lying, Misleading, and What is Said

Lying, Misleading, and What is Said

An Exploration in Philosophy of Language and in Ethics

Lying, Misleading, and What is Said

 

Jennifer Saul presents a close analysis of the distinction between lying to others and misleading them, which sheds light on key debates in philosophy of language and tackles the widespread moral preference for misleading over lying.


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Beschrijving Lying, Misleading, and What is Said

Many people (both philosophers and not) find it very natural to think that deceiving someone in a way that avoids lying--by merely misleading--is morally preferable to simply lying. Others think that this preference is deeply misguided. But all sides agree that there is a distinction. In Lying, Misleading, and What is Said, Jennifer Saul undertakes a close examination of the lying/misleading distinction. Saul begins by using this very intuitive distinction to shed new light on entrenched debates in philosophy of language over notions like what is said. Next, she tackles the puzzling but widespread moral preference for misleading over lying, and arrives at a new view regarding the moral significance of the distinction. Finally, Saul draws her conclusions together to examine a range of historically important and interesting cases, from a consideration of modern politicians to the early Jesuits.


ISBN
9780199603688
Pagina's
162
Verschenen
NUR
730
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford

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