学术资讯｜全球正义讲座第36讲：论撒谎之无耻

Global Justice Lecture

Abstract:

It is a common complaint, particularly in the U.S., that politicians are shameless in their willingness to lie. For example, Manu Samnotra opens his recent book, Worldly Shame , with a quotation from former U.S. president Barack Obama, which states, "we see the utter loss of shame among political leaders where they're caught in a lie... and they just lie some more" (2020, vii). Although it might be clear that lying is morally wrong, it is not clear why lying might be considered shameless. In this chapter, I draw on both Kant and Mengzi to show the close connection between shame, righteous, and honesty. My discussion raises the following additional question: why might it be particularly concerning for politicians to shamelessly lie? Is there some difference between the shameless lie of a private citizen and the shameless lie of a public official? I argue that shameless lying in politics is serious because the publicity of the lie is especially obvious.  A public servant's shameless lie demonstrates her willingness to violate a core moral commitment in the public eye.

全球正义讲座第（三十六）讲

摘要：

人们普遍抱怨，尤其在美国，政客们撒谎的意愿是无耻的。 例如，马努·萨姆诺特拉（Manu Samnotra）在他的新书《世间的羞耻》开篇引用了美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）的话，他说:“我们看到，当政治领导人被发现撒谎时，他们完全丧失了羞耻感……并且他们会撒更多的谎。 ” （2020, vii）。 虽然撒谎是道德上的错误这一点显而易见，但尚不明确为何撒谎会被视为无耻（shameless）。 在这一章中，我将借鉴康德和孟子来说明耻（shame）、义（righteous）和诚（honesty）之间的密切联系。 我的讨论将会引出以下额外的问题:为什么政客们无耻地撒谎会特别令人担忧？ 普通公民的无耻谎言和公职人员的无耻谎言之间有什么区别吗？ 我将论证无耻的政治谎言后果严重，因为它具有尤为明显的公共性。 公职人员的无耻谎言表明了他违背公众眼中的核心道德承诺的意愿（willingness）。