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A review by dalefu
Lying by Sam Harris
3.0
Some interesting points, but feels a bit idealistic or unnuanced at times. He claims that lying is always unethical, short of war, however the way he uses the word war, it might as well be defined as "any situation which justifies lying", at which point the philosophical claim loses all meaning. Quite a bit of jumping through hoops to support the preposition as well.
Some good points too though, about how living truthfully allows your life to be an expression, how the lie deprives everyone of knowing the world and themselves, etc. But these are hardly new concepts. Overall I can't say this book had anything new to say.
Some good points too though, about how living truthfully allows your life to be an expression, how the lie deprives everyone of knowing the world and themselves, etc. But these are hardly new concepts. Overall I can't say this book had anything new to say.