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Lying to Children about Santa
In Scott C. Lowe (ed.), Christmas: Philosophy For Everyone. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 151–160 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: “Talking about Santa is not lying” Why Might Lying Not Be Wrong? The Platonic Account of Why Lying is Not Wrong.Author's Profile
lying to children about Santa ‐ Why It's Just Not Wrong people who lie to their children ‐ about Santa Claus, not feeling that they are doing anything wrong “Talking about Santa is not lying” ‐ child's natural inquisitiveness, a result of an older sibling's spilling the beans child and parent, fully engaging in fantasy stories ‐ Santa Claus being no different, claims an imaginary parent Santa Claus business ‐ a game played with their parents on a yearly basis parents having two options ‐ going along with the custom or abandoning the custom, and not lying questions of whether ‐ lying to children about Santa Claus is wrong or looking at the action itself consequences of lying to children ‐ ultimate determinant of the goodness of an act stories about Santa Claus, fitting more naturally within a plan of character education
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