Philosophy in the Community: What's Wrong with Lying?
A public talk by Dr. Emer O'Hagan (PhD), professor of philosophy
Event
Philosophy in the Community is a free lecture and discussion series sponsored by the USask Department of Philosophy. Learn more.
Date: Friday, Sept. 12
Time: 7 pm
Location: Emmanuel Anglican Church,
607 Dufferin Ave. (The Refinery)
Free and open to the public.
About this event
It is generally believed that lying is sometimes, or always wrong. But what is wrong with it? In this talk Emer O'Hagan will explain what lying involves, present Immanuel Kant’s interesting but not entirely persuasive account of the wrongness of lying, elaborate on some revisions advanced by contemporary Kantians, and open things up for small group discussion.
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