On_a_Supposed_Right_to_Tell_Lies_from_Benevolent_Motives
On a Supposed Right to Tell Lies from Benevolent Motives
1797 essay by Immanuel Kant
"On a Supposed Right to Tell Lies from Benevolent Motives" (sometimes translated On a Supposed Right to Lie because of Philanthropic Concerns) (German: Über ein vermeintes Recht aus Menschenliebe zu lügen) is a 1797 essay by the philosopher Immanuel Kant in which the author discusses radical honesty.[1]