Deception

Informationen zum Autor Ziyad Marar Klappentext 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". 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: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2008
• EAN: 9781844651511
• ISBN: 978-1-84465-151-1
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 212 mm x 10 mm
• Series: The Art of Living; Art of Living (McGill-Queen); The Art of Living; Art of Living (McGill-Queen)
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy