Deontologist S. Bok suggests that, although lying is generally wrong, there may be isolated cases where the duty to lie conflicts with the more important duty to protect innocent human life. In these cases, lying may be morally justified. This view will lead to the notion of:

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16 May, 15:45

Deontologist S. Bok suggests that, although lying is generally wrong, there may be isolated cases where the duty to lie conflicts with the more important duty to protect innocent human life. In these cases, lying may be morally justified. This view will lead to the notion of:

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Turner Morrow · Answer 1

Answer: the view will lead to the notion of Prima facie duties.

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Prima facie is latin and means: "At first sight" (of other following that can happen and make you change your mind), and is added to the speech before giving opinion or comment, to clarify implicitly that we don't want to risk a definitive conclusion.