RT Article
T1 Lüge und Fake News: Eine Kantische Perspektive auf das „Postfaktische Zeitalter“
JF Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
VO 8
IS 1
SP 34
OP 51
A1 Celik, Eytan
LA German
PB Brill
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1810681472
AB Fake news and conspiracy theories are current problems that are increasingly influencing political and social processes. In particular, whether and how legal action should be taken against them, for example, on internet platforms and social networks, is a matter of current debate. Philosophers already discussed the legal relevance of truthfulness at the Enlightenment, where the basis of modern legal systems was drafted. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant, for example, argued for an unconditional duty of truthfulness, which is why he has been accused of a rigorous view even today. I will present a less rigorous interpretation, in which lies are always ethically reprehensible but can only be prosecuted if they violate an external legal good. That means, based on Kant’s Philosophy, fake news cannot be forbidden in general. However, fake news that inevitably leads to legal damage must be prosecuted, such as inciting violence or giving bad medical advice.
K1 LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
K1 Practical Philosophy
K1 Fake News
K1 Truthfulness
K1 Lying
DO 10.30965/23642807-bja10032