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[tinyjo]

OK, just for fun, here is the essay question I will be answering this afternoon:

‘It is wrong to tell lies, so patients should always be told the truth about their condition.’ Is this a good argument?

I've turned off emailing comments on this and I promise not to look until I've written the essay (1000 words, in case you're interested). What do you think?

Comments

[oxfordhacker.livejournal.com]

I absolutely agree (as I hope I made clear in our discussion above). Even if you assume that 'Don't tell lies' = 'Always tell the truth' (which seems a stretch), and agree that this is a good fundamental principle (which is at least arguable), I still don't think that it should be your most important consideration.