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Title: Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life by Sissela Bok ISBN: 0375705287 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Lying Breaks Trust
Comment: In my list of six favorite books for "The Week" magazine, I wrote: "It's not the lies we'd all agree are "unconscionable" that we need to look at, but "those cases where many see good reasons to lie." After all, if trust is what's at the foundation of human relations, Bok writes, then "when this trust shatters or wears away, institutions collapse.""
Rating: 5
Summary: Little White Lies
Comment: Can any lie be justifiable? Is it ok for a Doctor to lie to a patient, or is it ok for a person to lie - to get out of a date? These scenerios are examined in _Lying_. Bok examines the effects that lying has upon society and individuals.
It is rare to read a book, where the author is critical of society because of thier choice to allow and accept little white lies as normal behavior. After finishing this book, the reader can take this information and begin to think of ethical and moral problems in our society and why we accept certain actions.
Bok continued choice to tackle ethical issues is a noteworthy endeavor - especially when she writes quality work such as _Lying_.
Rating: 5
Summary: A staple in moral reasoning.
Comment: I read this book years ago and have referred to it in teaching medical students about the ethics of medical practice. With the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, it is time for this book to be ressurected into public awareness. I would like to know Bok's interpretation of Clinton's grand jury testimony and the impact of his "lying" on his ability to conduct the national business.
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Title: Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation by Sissela Bok ISBN: 0679724737 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: December, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Lies! Lies!! Lies!!!: The Psychology of Deceit by Charles V. Ford ISBN: 0880489979 Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pr Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Varnished Truth: Truth Telling and Deceiving in Ordinary Life by David Nyberg ISBN: 0226610527 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: November, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Mayhem: Violence As Public Entertainment by Sissela Bok ISBN: 0738201456 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Media Ethics: Issues and Cases by Lee Wilkins, Philip D. Patterson ISBN: 0072373881 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 25 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $47.25 |
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