Knowledge-lies

Sorensen, Roy

doi:10.1093/analys/anq072

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“…Artie's lie is also a coercion‐lie on account of Artie being forced to say that he saw nothing: Artie lies to the police because he is afraid of Tony, not because he wants to deceive them (Sorensen ; Fallis ; Lackey ; Leland ). Finally, according to Sorensen (), a knowledge‐lie is a statement intended to block knowledge that the very statement is false but which is not meant to convince the hearer that it is true. Sorensen's proposal is contentions and has quickly attracted strong challenges contesting both his conception and the examples that he offers (Fallis ; Staffel , forthcoming; Lackey ).…”

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Can You Lie Without Intending to Deceive?

Krstic

2018

Pacific Philosophical Qtr

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This article defends the view that liars need not intend to deceive. I present common objections to this view in detail and then propose a case of a liar who can lie but who cannot deceive in any relevant sense. I then modify this case to get a situation in which this person lies intending to tell his hearer the truth and he does this by way of getting the hearer to recognize his intention to tell the truth by lying. This case, and further cases that I develop from it, demonstrate that lying without the intention to deceive is possible.

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Can You Lie Without Intending to Deceive?

Krstic

2018

Pacific Philosophical Qtr

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“…Sorensen (2010, 609) does give one example that looks like a lie that targets knowledge but that does not target belief at all. In particular, a victim might deny that he is hurt so that a torturer will not know that he is effectively causing pain.…”

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“…In other words, they defend the “knowledge norm of practical reasoning” that we should treat p as a reason for acting only if we know that p 2 . For example, a juror should vote to convict a defendant of murder only if she knows (rather than just believes) that the defendant is guilty (Sorensen 2010, 611) 3 . Also, a bank customer should come back on Saturday rather than waiting in a long line on Friday only if he knows that the bank will be open on Saturday 4 .…”

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“…Following Roy Sorensen (2010, 610), a “knowledge‐lie” is a statement of not‐ p that is intended to block knowledge that p but that is not intended to be believed 8 . If a person obeys the knowledge norm of practical reasoning, a knowledge‐lie should be just as effective as a belief‐lie at keeping her from acting on p .…”

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“… abstract If knowledge is the norm of practical reasoning, then we should be able to alter people's behavior by affecting their knowledge as well as by affecting their beliefs. Thus, as Roy Sorensen (2010) suggests, we should expect to find people telling lies that target knowledge rather than just lies that target beliefs. In this paper, however, I argue that Sorensen's discovery of “knowledge‐lies” does not support the claim that knowledge is the norm of practical reasoning.…”

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What Liars Can Tell Us About the Knowledge Norm of Practical Reasoning

Fallis

2011

The Southern J of Philosophy

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If knowledge is the norm of practical reasoning, then we should be able to alter people's behavior by affecting their knowledge as well as by affecting their beliefs. Thus, as Roy Sorensen (2010) suggests, we should expect to find people telling lies that target knowledge rather than just lies that target beliefs. In this paper, however, I argue that Sorensen's discovery of “knowledge‐lies” does not support the claim that knowledge is the norm of practical reasoning. First, I use a Bayesian framework to show that in each of Sorensen's examples, knowledge‐lies alter people's behavior by affecting their beliefs. Second, I show that while we can imagine lies that target knowledge without targeting beliefs, they cannot alter people's behavior. In other words, knowledge‐lies actually work (i.e., manipulate behavior) by targeting beliefs or they do not work at all.

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Understanding the Impact of Emotional Stress on Crisis Decision Making

Sawatzky

2022

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Knowledge-lies

Cited by 38 publications

References 2 publications

Can You Lie Without Intending to Deceive?

Can You Lie Without Intending to Deceive?

What Liars Can Tell Us About the Knowledge Norm of Practical Reasoning

Understanding the Impact of Emotional Stress on Crisis Decision Making

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