Lies which coincide with the enforcement of taboos, or lies which misrepresent the character of people thereby destroying ideal speech situations, are never noble lies. This is not a hard case to make.
I agree with the sentiment here, but I’m not sure that the factual content of this is really significant since I think it’s an argument from the definition of “noble lie”
Lies which coincide with the enforcement of taboos, or lies which misrepresent the character of people thereby destroying ideal speech situations, are never noble lies. This is not a hard case to make.
I agree with the sentiment here, but I’m not sure that the factual content of this is really significant since I think it’s an argument from the definition of “noble lie”