Hello Philosophers,

Hello Philosophers,

Hello Philosophers, Does an act of betrayal have to produce harm to the person or group of people being betrayed? For instance a man Bob promises to his wife Mary that he will quit smoking. Mary believes that Bob has not smoked for over a year when in fact he has been smoking the whole time without her knowing. Would this be considered betrayal even though his smoking is causing no harm to Mary as she is unaware? would it be considered betrayal only when she finds out?

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