In that moment, I realised the absurdity of the supposed categorical imperative to tell the truth on all occasions, as Kant would have us believe, irrespective of circumstances. There are situations in which there are higher values than truth, or at least than truth-telling, as every doctor has eventually to learn.
Monday, October 07, 2013
Not with a bang, but a whimper …
… Hitching to Gomorrah — Theodore Dalrymple. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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