LESSON 3: Respect for the Truth and Power ESP 10

FOURTH QUARTER | S.Y. 2022 | MS. DE LA CRUZ

TRUTH Calumny
- It is committed when one spreads lies about another
Truth person with the intent to destroy another person.
- t​ he body of real things, events, and facts.
- The object of our intellect Backbiting
- It is giving positive compliments in front of a person
Nature of Truth but say the exact opposite behind his back.
- Must correspond to reality or facts.
- If and only if it is a part of a coherent system of Abuses of Power
beliefs. ● Graft
- Satisfactory to believe - the practice of using one's position of
power or influence to acquire personal
Falsity gain, such as money or favors.
- The quality or state of being false ● Corruption
- the inducement to wrong by improper or
- Condition of Falsity (Lying):
unlawful means, such as bribery or
● Making a statement
extortion.
● Believing a statement is false
● Nepotism
● Lying statements must be said about
- the practice of showing favoritism towards
somebody else.
friends or family members, often in the
● Lying statements must be believed to be
context of appointments to jobs or other
true.
positions of power.

OFFENSE AGAINST THE TRUTH

VIRTUES IN RESPECTING TRUTH AND POWER

Intellectual Piracy
Humility
● Cheating
- Is the quality of being modest and respectful.
- The use of unauthorized materials,
- Freedom from pride or arrogance
information, or notes in an academic
- It involves recognizing our own limitations and being
exercise.
open to learning from others.
● Plagiarism
- The reproduction of ideas, words, or
Charity
statements of another person without
- Is the act of providing public assistance to those in
acknowledgement.
need.
● Fabrication
- It is the embodiment of kindness and generosity,
- The invention of information, data, or
and is essential for creating a more just and
citation in an academic exercise.
equitable society.
● Complicity
- The act of helping another student commit
Service
academic dishonesty.
- Is the act of contributing to the welfare of others,
● Deception
whether through volunteering, activism, or
- The act of providing false information to an
professional work.
instructor regarding an academic exercise.
Detraction
Study
- It is committed when someone spreads truths or
- Refers to the state of contemplation and reflection.
half-truths about another person which effectively
destroy his or her reputation
- E.g. gossiping