To Lie?
(Sisella Bok(Glenn Hameroff)
Ever tell a lie? Do you wonder about the short and long term effects of that lie? How did it feel when you were lied to? Did you feel stupid and powerless? Some people lie as a reflex and may not even be aware of the harm they are doing. Liars are found every where in society and they weave ?a web of deception.?
Now imagine that your goal was to write a thorough philosophic treatment of lying. Further, your analysis has to be written in a non-jargonized style to allow for widespread participation in a discussion of lying. You have just encountered Sissela Bok?s book-?Lying-Moral Choice in Public and Private Life.? Ms, Bok has achieved a triumph. Generally, works written by philosophers tend to anesthetize the lay reader. This text analyses the issues inherent in lying in a manner that the reader will be enchanted by the process.
Bok begins with a thorough discussion of the definition of lying. In this section she implores the reader to follow her principle of veracity. ?Use lies as a last alternative after all truthful means have been exhausted.? She implores us to experience the lie not only as a liar, but as the victim of the lie. When you add that perspective to your decision-making process it becomes simple as to why this philosopher considers lying an act of violence. The liar coerces his victims away from choosing alternatives hidden by the lie. A gun can accomplish the same objective.
The text puts the neophyte student of moral philosophy through a structured study of the lie. Different philosophical perspectives on lies are provided for in the first five chapters. Ms. Bok proceeds with various settings where lying is sometimes acceptable, She debunks the proponents of lying arguments and offers truthful alternatives.
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