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In this episode, David talks about radical honesty, or the idea that we should always tell the truth and that any kind of lie is harmful. He discusses:
- Brad Blanton's Radical Honesty
- the television show Lie to Me
- Sam Harris (and Ricky Gervais)
- pros and cons of always telling the truth
- is it possible to be a moral, honest person without always being 100% truthful?
- does David ever lie?
- Golden Rule
- deontology
Links:
Pragmatic ethics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatic_ethics
Radical honesty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_honesty
Lie to Me:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me
Lying, by Sam Harris:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_(Harris_book)
the Golden Rule:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule
Deontology:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontology
By David TonnerIn this episode, David talks about radical honesty, or the idea that we should always tell the truth and that any kind of lie is harmful. He discusses:
- Brad Blanton's Radical Honesty
- the television show Lie to Me
- Sam Harris (and Ricky Gervais)
- pros and cons of always telling the truth
- is it possible to be a moral, honest person without always being 100% truthful?
- does David ever lie?
- Golden Rule
- deontology
Links:
Pragmatic ethics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatic_ethics
Radical honesty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_honesty
Lie to Me:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me
Lying, by Sam Harris:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_(Harris_book)
the Golden Rule:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule
Deontology:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontology