Hi everyone, The University of Sydney Philosophy Seminar Series returns this week.
This week's speaker is Emanuel Viebahn, (FU Berlin). The title of the talk is "Is lying morally wrong?". Here is an abstract of the talk: While few hold that lying is always morally wrong all things considered, many take lying to be pro tanto (or prima facie) morally wrong. This talk will explore whether the view that lying is pro tanto morally wrong can be grounded in features essential to lying. The talk will focus on two features commonly thought to be essential to lying: deceptive intent and assertoric responsibility. Taking into account recent work on the nature of lying and assertion, I will argue there are cases in which neither deceptive intent nor assertoric responsibility can ground the pro tanto moral wrongness of lying. The seminar will take place at 3:30pm on Wednesday Feb 21 in the Philosophy Seminar Room (N494). Enquiries about the seminar series can be directed to ryan....@sydney.edu.au<mailto:ryan....@sydney.edu.au> Ryan Cox Associate Lecturer in Philosophy Discipline of Philosophy School of Humanities University of Sydney ryan....@sydney.edu.au<mailto:ryan....@sydney.edu.au>
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