Utilitarianism

Act utilitarianism Individual Relativism General utilitarianism
Virtue Ethics Rule utilitarianism Preference Utilitarianism Custom
Ethics Truth Ethics Ethical relativism Kantian ethics Match the
ethical theory with the duty to tell the truth: An ethical theory
holds that we should always tell the truth. An ethical theory holds
that society determines if we have a duty to tell the truth. The
consequences determine if we have a duty to tell the truth. If the
consequences are good, we should tell the truth. If not, we should
not tell the truth. If society benefits from our having a duty to
tell the truth, we should always tell the truth, even if it is
sometimes counter-productive. To find out if we have a duty to tell
the truth an ethical theory holds that we should ask the question:
What would happen if everybody else considered not to tell the
truth?