Deontology Module The Problem Of Anne Frank

Question: Kant, the founder of deontology, insisted that lying is always a moral fault. So how should a deontologist handle the problem of Anne Frank? That is, if you are hiding someone from murderers and you know that under casual inquiry or rigorous interrogation the only way to keep the secret is to “convince” yourself of a lie and thereby lie to convince the evildoers, have you done a bad thing?

Answer: Kant, the founder of deontology talks about Moral Absolutism. He speaks that right or wrong no matter what your intentions are have consequences. By telling a lie to protect someone from murders has consequences if caught. The protectors or liars know full well what the punishment will be before they share their thoughts or lies with