3 essays on honesty from the Consilium journal. Featuring Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Baruch Spinoza. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.
Three thinkers on lying to someone you love. Chekhov asks what gap the lie fills. Dostoevsky says the motive is not what you think. Spinoza says understanding the feeling transforms it.
Three thinkers on when to speak out. Orwell says name what you see. Douglass says silence has always served the powerful. Weil says look first, then speak.
Three thinkers disagree about honesty and harm. Hannah Arendt defends the truth. Confucius defends the bond. Nietzsche asks what your honesty is really serving.
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