Pack of Lies - Towards a Sociology of Lying

Klappentext Defining lies as statements that are intended to deceive! this book considers the contexts in which people tell lies and explores the consequences. Professor Barnes argues that although there are! in all societies! good pragmatic reasons for not lying all the time! there are strong reasons for lying some of the time. Zusammenfassung This book considers the contexts in which people tell lies and explores the consequences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgments; l. What is a lie? 2. Where lies are expected; 3. Ambiguous domains; 4. Science; 5. Cultural diversity; 6. Structural relations; 7. Self-deception and connivance in deceit; 8. Telling and detecting lies; 9. Benign untruths: the discourse of fiction; l0. Evaluations; 11. Do we have to lie?.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. A. Barnes, J.a. Barnes
• Con la collaborazione di: Jack Goody (Editore), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.06.1994
• EAN: 9780521459785
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45978-5
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Themes in the Social Sciences; Themes in the Social Sciences
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology