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- Arts & Humanities > Ethics Honesty versus brutal frankness
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"Be honest," we hear and we know of course that honesty is the best policy. But when does being honest cross the line and become something unwelcome, something that hurts rather than helps? Is there a difference philosophically (we ask because we love knowledge) between telling the truth and being brutally truthful? The phrase "brutally truthful" in fact doesn't even sound right to our ears - we use the expression "brutally frank" instead. Truth is associated with what is right and good; whereas brutality is wrong and evil. We can be "brutally honest" so it is clear...
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Heath Cleaveland
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Member since: May 2009
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Articles Written: 17
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- Honesty versus brutal frankness
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