Deception

Informationen zum Autor Ziyad Marar Zusammenfassung Most of us think we are about 15 per cent cleverer, more attractive and better drivers than others think we are. Drawing on insights from philosophy, psychology and literature, this work explores the implications for living well in the shadow of Kant's humbling thought that "out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made". Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Homo credens: the believer 2. Deceiving ourselves: you can't always know what you want 3. Deceiving each other: the techniques of sincerity 4. "It's beyond my control": and other moral masquerades 5. To thine own self be true?

Product details

• Authors: Ziyad Marar, Marar Ziyad
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138175747
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17574-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: The Art of Living
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge