What does it mean “and lies would cease to be effective” in the following sentence?
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Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
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Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
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If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
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What is it about the phrase in bold that is unclear? (Do you understand each word and how it fits with the rest? If so, where is the confusion?)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
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Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
meaning-in-context ambiguity philosophy
meaning-in-context ambiguity philosophy
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If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
What is it about the phrase in bold that is unclear? (Do you understand each word and how it fits with the rest? If so, where is the confusion?)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
What is it about the phrase in bold that is unclear? (Do you understand each word and how it fits with the rest? If so, where is the confusion?)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
What is it about the phrase in bold that is unclear? (Do you understand each word and how it fits with the rest? If so, where is the confusion?)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
What is it about the phrase in bold that is unclear? (Do you understand each word and how it fits with the rest? If so, where is the confusion?)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
add a comment |
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– Hot Licks
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What is it about the phrase in bold that is unclear? (Do you understand each word and how it fits with the rest? If so, where is the confusion?)
– Jason Bassford
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