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Abstract
Can we be coerced into lying? Or does the very fact
of coercion undercut the possibility of making an assertion? Through
discussion of capitulations and other forms of coerced speech, this
chapter explores the ways in which apparent assertions may be drained of
standard normative significance, and thus excluded from the category of
lies. Coerced pseudo-assertions are in this way similar to coerced
pseudo-promises, and to coerced pseudo-gifts, neither of which have the
standard normative significance associated with genuine promises and
gifts. Nevertheless, our speech and actions under coercion are liable to
moral evaluation, and coercion does not always make it permissible to
speak falsely or attempt to mislead an audience.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Lying |
Subtitle of host publication | language, knowledge, ethics, and politics |
Editors | Eliot Michaelson, Andreas Stokke |
Place of Publication | Oxford |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Chapter | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191866791 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780198743965 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Engagingphilosophy |
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Keywords
- Coercion
- Duress
- Lies
- Assertion
- Promises
- Gifts
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The Importance of Being Competent: The Importance of Being Competent: Ethics and Epistemology
Hawley, K. J. (PI)
1/09/14 → 31/08/16
Project: Fellowship