PHIL 2001 week 4 Assignment Essay
Everyone should be honest no matter what the cost. When I was asked, during my first session of the virtual philosopher, if I would lie to my friend who had just been broken up with I chose not to lie and to be honest. I chose this because I believe that lies, even white lies, should not be made because of convenience. This week, yet again, I choose the same decision. I would not sugarcoat the truth, no matter how harsh it seems to be honest sometimes. Friendships are based upon trust, and for me to lie to a friend would create a mistrust in our relationship. Not only would this lie put a strain on trust, but also it would set a foundation for more lies and soon the truth and lies would be hard to keep up with.PHIL 2001 week 4 Assignment Essay
By telling the truth, I feel that you are trust worthier even if it isn’t what the person wants to hear at the time. If I had chosen to lie, my friend in this situation would continue to be confused on why their relationships weren’t working out. Perhaps my friend would become more self conscious and secluded. Many things could result in a simple lie (Thiroux & Krasemann, 2009).
I believe by deciding to be an honest person, I prove that I have strong beliefs when it comes to trust. I value my relationships with others to the point where I would not want to deceive them in any way. Breaking promises, lying, and cheating are all deceitful qualities that I do not condone. I think that sometimes people lie and break promises because they think they are doing the right thing by saying what people want to hear. But regardless of what they ‘think’ is right, I ultimately believe that the truth will set you free. I believe that we all deserve the truth, though we may not want it at the time. I believe by standing by my decision to be honest that puts me in the rule nonconsequentialist moral theory(Thiroux & Krasemann, 2009)PHIL 2001 week 4 Assignment Essay
. References
Virtual Philosopher. (n.d.). Retrieved June 25, 2014, from http://online.uncg.edu/programs-and-courses/virtual/
Thiroux, J. P., & Krasemann, K. W. (2009). Nonconsequentialist Theories of Morality. InEthics: Theory and practice (10th ed., pp. 56-65). Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall.
PHIL 2001 week 4 Assignment Essay