Korsgaard argues that with the case of Universal Law, lying would be morally permissible. She argues this because when the murderer comes to your door, they lie and try to deceive you. In the case Kant referred to, the murderer does not know that you are aware of the circumstances you are in. Since they think you are unaware of the circumstances you are in, they wouldn’t expect you to lie. This would make the universal law of lying to a murderer at the door effective because the murderer supposes you do not know the circumstances you are in and will not expect you to lie. With this view we can argue that it is morally permissible in situations involving lying to a deceiver because they willingly place themselves on an unprotected
Korsgaard argues that with the case of Universal Law, lying would be morally permissible. She argues this because when the murderer comes to your door, they lie and try to deceive you. In the case Kant referred to, the murderer does not know that you are aware of the circumstances you are in. Since they think you are unaware of the circumstances you are in, they wouldn’t expect you to lie. This would make the universal law of lying to a murderer at the door effective because the murderer supposes you do not know the circumstances you are in and will not expect you to lie. With this view we can argue that it is morally permissible in situations involving lying to a deceiver because they willingly place themselves on an unprotected