The Art and uses of self-deception /
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| Author / Creator: | Fonseca, Eduardo Giannetti da, 1957- |
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| Uniform title: | Auto-engano. English |
| Edition: | "Advance uncorrected bound galleys" |
| Imprint: | London : Bloomsbury, 2000. |
| Description: | xv, 304 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English Spanish |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4253301 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Nature and Value of Self-Deception. 1. The Art of Deception in the Natural World: Principles. 2. The Art of Deception in the Animal World: Applications. 3. The Anthropomorphic Bias in the Mirror of Nature. 4. The Big Bang of Language in the Universe of Deception. 5. The Innocent Spectrum of Self-Deception. 6. The Splendour and Misery of Self-Deception. 7. Self-Knowledge, Moderation and Self-Deception
- 2. Self-Knowledge and Self-Deception. 1. Knowledge: Familiarity v. Objectivity. 2. The Double Expulsion of Subjectivity. 3. Self-Knowledge: the Limits of Scientific Reductionism. 4. Dialogue, Maieutics and Self-Knowledge. 5. Introspection and Self-Deception: Epistemology. 6. Motivation and Self-Deception: Moral Psychology. 7. Deceiving Others as One Deceives Oneself?
- 3. The Logic of Self-Deception. 1. Squaring the Circle. 2. The Limits of Propitiatory Behaviour. 3. The Paradox of a Death Foretold. 4. Scenes from a Negotiated Awakening. 5. The Delights and Pitfalls of Passionate Love. 6. The Hypnosis of a Good Cause. 7. Strength of Belief as a Truth Criterion
- 4. Moral Partiality and Human Sociability. 1. The Frontiers of Impartiality: the Individual and the Species. 2. The Emotional Centre of the Universe. 3. Social Dissimulation and Moral Partiality. 4. Moral Partiality: Examples and Discussion. 5. The Intertemporal Siren Song. 6. Moral Partiality and Impersonal Rules. 7. Civic Ethics, Freedom and Personal Ethics.