Both partners are aware of the lies and secrets that each of them are keeping, but they do not want to acknowledge the truth. Frankfurt points out that even know they are both unsuccessfully lying, this situation is okay because the other person sees right through the lie. Even though this situation is acceptable according to Frankfurt, he would disagree with Data’s decision. Data’s father is the one who created the whole lie and he designed the android so his wife could continue her life even though she is dead. Although his father was aware of the lie, the android was not, because the whole time she believed that she was
Both partners are aware of the lies and secrets that each of them are keeping, but they do not want to acknowledge the truth. Frankfurt points out that even know they are both unsuccessfully lying, this situation is okay because the other person sees right through the lie. Even though this situation is acceptable according to Frankfurt, he would disagree with Data’s decision. Data’s father is the one who created the whole lie and he designed the android so his wife could continue her life even though she is dead. Although his father was aware of the lie, the android was not, because the whole time she believed that she was