 The lesser evil view is the view that the only way out of a moral conflict is to violate one of the moral absolutes and choose the lesser evil.For example, if we disagree with Kant's thoughts on the categorical imperative and say that lying is a lesser evil than helping a would-be murderer, the lesser evil view would have us lie rather than help a would-be murderer.According to the proponent of graded absolutism, this violates the ought implies can principle and defeats itself in obligating evil.