Immanuel Kant Against Lying

The great 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant believed that no type of lying was okay, but this is the 21st century, where beliefs and ideas are progressing. One’s thoughts, actions, and societies day to day lives are different from the one Immanuel Kant lived. People follow along in what happens in society, how society acts, and how society thinks. If most of society lies, why is it not okay if other people lie in certain situations? Lying is justified when it is the moral duty, to save someone from being hurt emotionally and/or physically, and although some people think lying is wrong and/or a sin.

The issue focused on is the justification of lying. For example, it states in Article 1, “Not only is lying justified, it is sometimes a moral duty,” One can see from this that in some cases lying is the right choice, meaning that if someone loves something so much they might lie. Doing so will save them from not hurting and save the person lying by not telling the truth and ruining that person’s life. In addition, it states in
For instance, it states in Article 2, “Truthfulness in statements which cannot be avoided is the formal duty of an individual to everyone, however great may be the disadvantage.” Some may agree to this, thinking that lies are lethal, but if lying can save a life why tell the truth. In a life or death situation it is always going to be justified, because why let someone die just to save oneself from “sinning”. In the article 2, it states, “A lie, even if it does not wrong any particular individual, always harms mankind individually…” Some people believe in things like this so strongly that they take everything literally, but they are blind sided to see that sometimes it is ok. In their opinion they think it is right, but someone can think something is right and in doing so do something wrong. As expressed, sometimes you think right, but do