{"product_id":"lying-moral-choice-in-public-and-private-life-paperback","title":"Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSissela Bok\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it ever all right to lie? A philosopher looks at lying and deception in public and private life--in government, medicine, law, academia, journalism, in the family and between friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLying \u003c\/i\u003eis a penetrating and thoughtful examination of one of the most pervasive yet little discussed aspects of our public and private lives. Beginning with the moral questions raised about lying since antiquity, Sissela Bok takes up the justifications offered for all kinds of lies--white lies, lies to the sick and dying, lies of parents to children, lies to enemies, lies to protect clients and peers. The consequences of such lies are then explored through a number of concrete situations in which people are involved, either as liars or as the victims of a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality. Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSISSELA BOK is a senior visiting fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. Previously, she was a professor of philosophy at Brandeis Univeristy. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLying: Moral Choice in Private and Public Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSecrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Strategy for Peace: Human Values and the Threat of War\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAlva Myrdal: A Daughter's Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCommon Values\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eExploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science\u003c\/i\u003e. A former member of the Pulitzer Prize Board, Bok is a fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.88 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755631575328,"sku":"9780375705281","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/434d00a0dcf6ad32c10df3f45c407ece.webp?v=1780064141","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lying-moral-choice-in-public-and-private-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}