Sissela Bok est une philosophe et éthicienne suédo-américaine dont le travail explore les dimensions éthiques de la véracité, de la tromperie et des complexités de la vie moderne. Elle examine de manière critique les fondements de la confiance dans la société, les responsabilités morales dans des domaines professionnels tels que la médecine et les justifications éthiques des conflits. Bok prône constamment la transparence, la responsabilité et la recherche de valeurs communes par le biais d'un discours raisonné. Son analyse perspicace de difficiles questions morales en fait une voix importante dans la pensée éthique contemporaine.
Gandhi never wavered in his belief in non-violent protest. In 1915 he took up the struggle for independence from Britain, which became a reality in 1947. In this narrative biography, Gandhi also offers his life story as a reference for those who would follow in his footsteps.
Is it ever all right to lie? A philosopher looks at lying and deception in public and private life—in government, medicine, law, academia, journalism, in the family and between friends. Lying is a penetrating and thoughtful examination of one of the most pervasive yet little discussed aspects of our public and private lives. Beginning with the moral questions raised about lying since antiquity, Sissela Bok takes up the justifications offered for all kinds of lies—white lies, lies to the sick and dying, lies of parents to children, lies to enemies, lies to protect clients and peers. The consequences of such lies are then explored through a number of concrete situations in which people are involved, either as liars or as the victims of a lie.