"It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that mental lying has produced in society. When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind as to subscribe his professional belief to things he does not believe he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime." -Thomas Paine Thomas Paine seems to agree with anybody with a sense of morality that deception is never justified. As illustrated in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and James Baldwin's Go Tell it on the Mountain, deception can lead to many other moral "crimes". When people are honest to each other, they keep things basic and straightforward. Both parties know how to deal with a specific problem instantaneously, and they do not have to face difficulties or even surprises in the middle of a situation. If a disclosure should occur, extreme measures are bound to be taken, such as stealing and even murder. Honesty creates a sense of respect to others who are bound to be honest in return, and cannot be considered moral if they take advantage of an hones....
Yes, Friar Laurence believed that deception could be justified if it served a greater good or prevented harm. He used deception in Romeo and Juliet to try to bring peace between the feuding families and help the young lovers.
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It is an extremely subjective question to ask if violence can ever be justified and everyone has a different answer. The question has been argued about in philosophy for centuries.
Yes, they are justified if they will help more than they will harm and if they are done with good intentions.
of course it was justified! The Egyptian people were mistreated and exploited by an insanley corrupt government.
It is never ethical to use deception in sociological research, because it can have irreversible consequences on somebody.
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Euthanasia can only be justified when it is assisted suicide. if the decision is made because of cost then it is execution.