Justifications for Lying (Stein)

  1. it is in the best interests of the client (p.200b)
  2. the individual would not understand the information (p.200b)
  3. the individual would misuse the information (p.200b)
  4. it does no harm (p.200b)
  5. one is forced into the situation (p.200b)
  6. the person is getting what she/he deserves (p.201a)


Richard Lee, rlee@uark.edu, last modified: 8 November 2011