The Philosophy of Deception
by Martin, ClancyFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-07-10
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This volume gathers together new essays on deception and self-deception by leading thinkers on the subject. The contributors discuss topics including the nature and the definition of deception; whether deception is morally blameworthy or not; attacks against and defenses of self-deception; andthe most famous philosophical account of lying by Immanuel Kant. Deception of others and self-deception share many more interconnections than is normally recognized, and these essays reveal the benefits of considering them together. The Philosophy of Deceptionill be of interest to philosophers across the spectrum including those interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and metaphysics.
Author Biography
Clancy Martin is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Missouri.
Table of Contents
| Contributors | p. ix |
| Introduction: The Intersections of Deception and Self-Deception | p. 3 |
| The Practices of Deception And Self-Deception | |
| Self, Deception, and Self-Deception in Philosophy | p. 15 |
| On Truth, Lies, and Bullshit | p. 37 |
| Deceit in War and Trade | p. 49 |
| On the "Existential Positivity of Our Ability to Be Deceived" | p. 67 |
| Self-Deception, Deception, and the Way of the World | p. 82 |
| Duplicity Makes the Man, Or, Can Animals Lie? | p. 104 |
| Lie Catching and Microexpressions | p. 118 |
| Truth, Lies, and Self-Deception: The Theory And the Ethics | |
| Deception and Trust | p. 139 |
| Lying, Deception, and Related Concepts | p. 153 |
| Deception and the Nature of Truth | p. 188 |
| The Truth about Kant on Lies | p. 201 |
| On the Supposed Duty of Truthfulness: Kant on Lying in Self-Defense | p. 225 |
| User-Friendly Self-Deception: A Traveler's Manual | p. 244 |
| Have I Unmasked Self-Deception or Am I Self-Deceived? | p. 260 |
| Index | p. 277 |
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