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This paper aims to call attention to some interpretative questions concerning a semantic constellation running through the entire Metaphysics of Morals. This semantic constellation has to do with the German root ehr- and refers to such concepts as ehrlich, Ehre, Ehrbarkeit, and Ehrlichkeit, which - although they have different meanings - share a connection to the central idea of the coincidence of honesty and honor, as shown by the Latin terms Kant often uses in the same context (honestas, honeste, etc.). It discusses how Kant uses the concepts of honesty and honor. It tries to answer the question of whether, according to Kant, it is acceptable to die for honor's sake by analyzing some passages from the Metaphysics of Morals. Based on this analysis, it finally presents some conclusions on the concepts of dignity and agency and on their reciprocal relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Impelidos pelos problemas de corrupção e desonestidade vivenciados em nosso país, a intenção deste trabalho é discutir as razões que levam o ser humano a tal comportamento e as possíveis formas de amenizar essa conduta. Elegemos o valor honestidade para ser objeto de pesquisa e descrevemos quais as contribuições deste valor moral na construção da autonomia e na formação do caráter Infantil. Realizamos uma análise pautada na perspectiva psicogenética abordando os principais aspectos do desenvolvimento moral, segundo Piaget (1932/1994), e outros teóricos que investigaram como a honestidade pode ser ensinada racionalmente e construída de maneira cooperativa e democrática. A pesquisa intervenção de abordagem qualitativa foi aplicada nos anos iniciais, contendo três fases: (1) Pré-teste, (2) Programa de Intervenção e (3) Pós-teste. Os resultados permitiram observar que, após o programa de intervenção, as crianças reprovaram a desonestidade e associaram suas concepções a vários aspectos imorais já conhecidos, como: roubo, trapaça e mentira.

Although negotiation is regarded as one of the most fruitful business activities to address trust and honesty in decision making, studies on this topic are still necessary for the conceptual advancement of the field. This paper aims to analyze the relationships based on trust and honesty among the catireiros based in the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba mesoregions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in their negotiations. To achieve the proposed goal, we performed qualitative research, with an exploratory approach. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 31 catireiros of the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba regions and analyzed according to the postulates of French Discourse Analysis. We concluded that, on the one hand, honesty and trust are paramount for some catireiros and contribute to the strengthening of their prestige and reputation withing the groups in which they are inserted. In other words, these values operate as a way of legitimizing who those catireiros are and how they negotiate. On the other hand, the catira is also characterized as a potentially opportunistic practice, which may involve mistrust, lies, manipulation, and dishonesty as elements inherent to its process and conditions for traders to obtain advantages in their catiras. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]