This lecture discusses the 19th century German Idealist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's work, On The Basis of Morality, and focuses on his views on the positive or negative moral value of lying. Usually lyric is wrong, because it deprives someone of the truth and leads them to act upon false information. Schopenhauer argues, however, that in some cases, we are entirely justified in lying to another person

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01 Nov 2022