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The Inquiring Murderer

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The inquiring murderer objection: Kant's absolute duty not to lie seems to require truthfulness even to a murderer asking where your friend hides.

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Kant, pressed with exactly this case, bit the bullet in print: no lie, even then. Most readers get off here.

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