Lying: moral choice in public and private life

Is the "whole truth" attainable?

Truthfulness, deceit, and trust

Never to lie?

Weighing the conseuences

White lies

Excuses

Justification

Lies in a crisis

Lying to liars

Lying to enemiess

Lies protecting peers and clients

Lies for the public good

Deceptive social science research

Paternalistic lies

Lies to the sick and dying

Conclusion

Appendix. Excerpts from works by Augustine, Aquinas, Bacon, Grotius, Kant, Sidgwick, Harrod, Bonhoeffer, and Warnock.