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I, Kant, not tell a lie
This is neatly solved/gets a lot sillier when you get into what Kant's idea of The Truth is.
There are still philosophers using Kantian ethics as a basis for their work in ethics. I just listened to a half hour interview of one the other day. High IQ dumb is a special kind of dumb.
These are nice.
Kantsequences!
John Stuart Mill never be the same!!
By lying to the murderer, you are irrationally trying to preserve a world in which murderers can exist. I think that's more compelling than self-interested fear of culpability.
But is it still your grandfather's axe?
Okay, but what would win in a fight, Kant's Axe or Occam's Razor?