A lie’s a lie, right? But what if it wasn’t that simple?...
A lie’s a lie, right? But what if it wasn’t that simple? This game makes you think about your moral responses to different lies
Philosophical consultant: Professor Tim Chappell
Credits: Spartacus clip - used under 'crit and review'. The content must be kept within the context of the interactive at all times.
Photos: Getty images and PA Image
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My feeling about this excerpt (which I have seen many times) is that the slaves were not lying. They were Spartacus. Spartacus was no longer a man but a movement. In the same way, all people who follow the teachings of Karl Marx are Marxists and those who follow the teachings of Christ are Christians. Perhaps you could consider replacing this example with a more appropriate one.
One thing I know for sure - I'll never be able to think about Kant again without seeing him as Kenneth Williams.
I voted in favour of the slaves only. They were put into a situation which no human being should ever find themselves. All the others in my view were wrong. This shows the divergence of reasoning between secular and spiritual worlds. For Christians it is never correct to lie, except in the slave type situation. Was it correct to assassinate Heinriech Heydrich? Doing so brought more violence on the Czech people than would otherwise have happened.
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