Kant's doctrine of lying to murderers and Korsgaard's reflective endorsement model show that honesty norms are grounded in respect for rational agency, not metaphysical anti-faking.
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honesty norms(as the ethical practices being explained)
The social rules and expectations we follow about telling the truth and not deceiving others.
metaphysical anti-faking(as an alternative (rejected) explanation for why honesty matters)
A philosophical claim (rejected here) that honesty matters because there is some deep truth about reality that forbids creating false appearances or deception.
reflective endorsement model(as Korsgaard's approach to grounding ethics)
Korsgaard's theory that a moral rule is valid only if a rational person, after careful thinking about it, would genuinely accept it as binding on themselves.
respect for rational agency(as the basis for honesty according to these philosophers)
Valuing and honoring people's capacity to think for themselves, make their own decisions, and act based on reasons they understand and accept.