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This paper argues that, regardless of the type of lies involved, lying to children is not morally justified. The argument is grounded in the need to treat children as members of the moral community who are becoming moral and epistemic agents. The paper first sets out the boundaries of the dishonest behaviour concerned and examines the reasons parents and scholars have given for thinking that lying to children is sometimes justifiable.
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Lying to Children and the Cultivation of Epistemic Virtue
This paper argues that, regardless of the type of lies involved, lying to children is not morally justified. The argument is grounded in the need to treat children as members of the moral community who are becoming moral and epistemic agents. The paper first sets out the boundaries of the dishonest behaviour concerned and examines the reasons parents and scholars have given for thinking that lying to children is sometimes justifiable.