Author : Thomas L. Carson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 39,90 MB
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 0199577412
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date investigation of moral and conceptual questions about lying and deception. Carson argues that there is a moral presumption against lying and deception that causes harm, he examines case-studies from business, politics, and history, and he offers a qualified defence of the view that honesty is a virtue.
Author : Clancy W. Martin
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 14,94 MB
Release : 2009
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 0195327934
This title gathers together essays on deception, self-deception, and the intersections of the two phenomena, from the leading thinkers on the subject. It will be of interest to philosophers across the spectrum including those interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and metaphysics.
Author : Mike W. Martin
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
This book systematically explores the moral issues surrounding self-deception. While many articles and books have been written on the concept of self-deception in recent years, Martin's gives much greater emphasis to self-deception as a significant topic for both ethical theory and applied ethics. "Self-deception is . . . perplexing from a moral point of view. It seems tailor-made to camouflage and foster immorality. . . . Does all self-deception involve some guilt, and is it among the most abhorrent evils. as some moralists and theologians have charged? Or is it only wrong sometimes, such as when it has bad consequences? Could it on occasion be permissible or even desirable to deceive ourselves, just as we are sometimes justified in deceiving other people? Are self-deceivers perhaps more like innocent victims than perpetrators of deceit, and as such deserving of compassion and help? Or, paradoxically, are they best viewed with ambivalence: culpable as deceivers and simultaneously innocent as victims of deception?" (from the introduction) Martin develops a conception of self-deception as the purposeful evasion of acknowledging to oneself truths or one's view of truth. He details a systematic framework for understanding the main moral perspectives and traditions concerning self-deception that have emerged in western philosophy. In so doing, he clarifies related concepts like sincerity, authenticity, honesty, hypocrisy, weakness of will, and self-understanding. Ranging across traditions both philosophical (Kant, Kierkegaard, and Sartre) and non-philosophical (Freud, Eugene O'Neill, and Henrik Ibsen), Martin shows why self-deception is as morally complex as any other major form of behavior. The appeal of this book is broad. The volume will challenge professional philosophers and psychologists, yet it is organized and written to be accessible to students in courses on ethics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of literature. Martin's numerous literary examples should also interest literary critics.
Author : John Kleinig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,68 MB
Release : 2008-03-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521864206
This textbook looks at the main ethical questions that confront the criminal justice system - legislature, law enforcement, courts, and corrections - and those who work within that system, especially police officers, prosecutors, defence lawyers, judges, juries, and prison officers. John Kleinig sets the issues in the context of a liberal democratic society and its ethical and legislative underpinnings, and illustrates them with a wide and international range of real-life case studies. Topics covered include discretion, capital punishment, terrorism, restorative justice, and re-entry. Kleinig's discussion is both philosophically acute and grounded in institutional realities, and will enable students to engage productively with the ethical questions which they encounter both now and in the future - whether as criminal justice professionals or as reflective citizens.
Author : Seow Ting Lee
Publisher :
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Journalistic ethics
ISBN :
In what appears to be a paradox, journalists lie or deceive to get at the truth. Truthtelling, a universal value and a core journalistic value, is a theme underlying many ethical issues in journalism. Borrowing from Elliot and Culver's (1992) definition of journalistic deception that covers not only newsgathering but also the omission-commission distinction, this dissertation explores how American journalists assess various forms of deception such as impersonation, non-identification, hidden cameras, fabrication, photo manipulation, quote tampering, staging, withholding information, and lying to newsmakers. Of interest are journalists' ethical assessment of deception, factors influencing their judgment, the motives, and justifications. Theoretically, this study is grounded in normative theories of media performance--codes of conduct, professional values, and social responsibility theory, theories of moral development, the ethical theories of Kant and Mill, and gatekeeping. In a Web survey with 740 members of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and depth interviews with 20 journalists, journalistic deception is found to be a continuum, consistent with utilitarian reasoning. Some acts, for example non-identification and hidden cameras, are more acceptable than fabrication and impersonation. Deception is evaluated in a moral-pragmatic framework based on harm-benefit, the altruism of the act, and the instrumental utility of deception including issues of convenience, the bottom line, and personal safety. The journalists carefully distinguish between deceptive acts aimed at news audiences and those targeting news sources, considering the latter to be less deserving of the truth. There is greater tolerance of deception aimed at wrongdoers, supporting Bok's (1978, 1989) notion of lying to liars. Deception by commission is also considered to be more egregious than deception by omission. A regression analysis reveals the newsroom, rather than personal-level variables, is the most important force shaping evaluation of deception. The salience of competition and medium demonstrates ethical decision-making is a function of occupational pressures as journalists negotiate the tensions between morality and professional demands. With its distinctive set of tacit rules and subtleties, journalistic deception is an occupational construct. It is contextually forged by a complex interplay of values and norms central to journalism as well as organizational pressures and the contours of a broader moral framework.
Author : Mike Allen
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2013 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1483381420
Communication research is evolving and changing in a world of online journals, open-access, and new ways of obtaining data and conducting experiments via the Internet. Although there are generic encyclopedias describing basic social science research methodologies in general, until now there has been no comprehensive A-to-Z reference work exploring methods specific to communication and media studies. Our entries, authored by key figures in the field, focus on special considerations when applied specifically to communication research, accompanied by engaging examples from the literature of communication, journalism, and media studies. Entries cover every step of the research process, from the creative development of research topics and questions to literature reviews, selection of best methods (whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed) for analyzing research results and publishing research findings, whether in traditional media or via new media outlets. In addition to expected entries covering the basics of theories and methods traditionally used in communication research, other entries discuss important trends influencing the future of that research, including contemporary practical issues students will face in communication professions, the influences of globalization on research, use of new recording technologies in fieldwork, and the challenges and opportunities related to studying online multi-media environments. Email, texting, cellphone video, and blogging are shown not only as topics of research but also as means of collecting and analyzing data. Still other entries delve into considerations of accountability, copyright, confidentiality, data ownership and security, privacy, and other aspects of conducting an ethical research program. Features: 652 signed entries are contained in an authoritative work spanning four volumes available in choice of electronic or print formats. Although organized A-to-Z, front matter includes a Reader’s Guide grouping entries thematically to help students interested in a specific aspect of communication research to more easily locate directly related entries. Back matter includes a Chronology of the development of the field of communication research; a Resource Guide to classic books, journals, and associations; a Glossary introducing the terminology of the field; and a detailed Index. Entries conclude with References/Further Readings and Cross-References to related entries to guide students further in their research journeys. The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross-References combine to provide robust search-and-browse in the e-version.
Author : Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107105390
Looks at cheating, corruption, and concealment to focus on motivations, justifications, influences, and reductions of dishonesty.
Author : Jennifer Mather Saul
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,71 MB
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199603685
Jennifer Saul presents a close analysis of the distinction between lying to others and misleading them, which sheds light on key debates in philosophy of language and tackles the widespread moral preference for misleading over lying. She establishes a new view on the moral significance of the distinction, and explores a range of historical cases.
Author : Alan Strudler
Publisher :
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 30,43 MB
Release : 1995
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Jana Brubaker
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 27,46 MB
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1476632561
What do James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, Margaret B. Jones' Love and Consequence and Wanda Koolmatrie's My Own Sweet Time have in common? None of these popular books are what they appear to be. Frey's fraudulent drug addiction "memoir" was really a semi-fictional novel, Jones' chronicle of her life in a street gang was a complete fabrication, and Koolmatrie was not an Aboriginal woman removed from her family as a child, as in her seemingly autobiographical account, but rather a white taxi driver named Leon Carmen. Deceptive literary works mislead readers and present librarians with a dilemma. Whether making recommendations to patrons or creating catalog records, objectivity and accuracy are crucial--and can be difficult when a book's authorship or veracity is in doubt. This informative (and entertaining!) study addresses ethical considerations for deceptive works and proposes cataloging solutions that are provocative and designed to spark debate. An extensive annotated bibliography describes books that are not what they seem.
