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What would Immanual Kant say about this situation?

Your friend is in the hospital and the doctor informs you that your friend has a terminal illness and has only three months to live but with no pain or suffering. Since the doctor has not revealed this information to your friend, he decides to give the choice of telling him.

If you tell your friend, he may be miserable for the next three months knowing that he is going to die. However, if you lie to your friend and tell him he is fine, he will enjoy the last three months of his life. What would Kant say is the right thing to do? What do you think is the right thing to do?

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Your prof doesn't want to know what I think. What do YOU think? Does Kant have any advice, or does he merely explain the dilemma? If we are never to lie, is it a lie simply not to tell the whole truth to the friend? Should the whole truth be revealed regardless of consequences?
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