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A Philosophy of Lying
Author | : Lars Svendsen |
Publsiher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2022-05-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781789145649 |
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From lying to friends to lies in politics, a wide-ranging examination of the forms and ethics of falsehood. From popular philosopher Lars Svendsen, this book is a comprehensive investigation of lying in everyday life. What exactly is a lie, Svendsen asks, and how does lying differ from related phenomena, such as “bullshit” or being truthful? Svendsen also investigates the ethics of lying—why is lying almost always morally wrong, and why is lying to one’s friends especially bad? The book concludes by looking at lying in politics, from Plato’s theory of the “noble lie” to the Big Lie of Donald Trump. As phrases like “fake news” and “alternative facts” permeate our feeds, Svendsen’s conclusion is perhaps a surprising one: that, even though we all occasionally lie, we are for the most part trustworthy. Trusting others makes one vulnerable, and we will all be duped from time to time. But all things considered, Svendsen contends, truthfulness and vulnerability are preferable to living in a constant state of distrust.
A Philosophy of Lying
Author | : Lars Svendsen |
Publsiher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2022-04-22 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781789145632 |
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"This book is a comprehensive investigation of lying in everyday life. What exactly is a lie, and how does lying differ from related phenomena such as ‘bullshit’ or being truthful? Lars Svendsen also investigates the ethics of lying – why is lying almost always morally wrong, and why is lying to one’s friends especially bad? The book concludes by looking at lying in politics, from Plato’s theory of the ‘noble lie’ to Donald Trump. Svendsen’s conclusion is that, even though we all occasionally lie, we are for the most part trustworthy. Trusting others makes you vulnerable, and you will be duped from time to time, but that is – all things considered – preferable to living in a constant state of distrust."--Publisher description.
Lying Misleading and What is Said
Author | : Jennifer Mather Saul |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2012-10-25 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780199603688 |
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Jennifer Saul presents a close analysis of the distinction between lying to others and misleading them, which sheds light on key debates in philosophy of language and tackles the widespread moral preference for misleading over lying. She establishes a new view on the moral significance of the distinction, and explores a range of historical cases.
The Philosophy of Deception
Author | : Clancy W. Martin,Assistant Professor of Philosophy Clancy Martin, Edited by |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS |
ISBN | : 9780195327939 |
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This title gathers together essays on deception, self-deception, and the intersections of the two phenomena, from the leading thinkers on the subject. It will be of interest to philosophers across the spectrum including those interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and metaphysics.
The Oxford Handbook of Lying
Author | : Jörg Meibauer |
Publsiher | : Oxford Handbooks |
Total Pages | : 689 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780198736578 |
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This handbook brings together past and current research on all aspects of lying and deception, from the combined perspectives of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. It will be an essential reference for students and researchers in these fields and will contribute to establishing the vibrant new field of interdisciplinary lying research.
Lying
Author | : Eliot Michaelson,Andreas Stokke |
Publsiher | : Engaging Philosophy |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2018-10-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780198743965 |
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Philosophers have been thinking about lying for several thousand years, yet this topic has only recently become a central area of academic interest for philosophers of language, epistemologists, ethicists, and political philosophers. Lying: Language, Knowledge, Ethics, Politics provides the first dedicated collection of philosophical essays on the emerging topic of lying. Adopting an inter-subdisciplinary approach, this volume breaks new methodological ground in exploring the ways that a better understanding of language can inform the study of knowledge, ethics, or politics - and vice-versa. How can we lie when it is unclear what exactly we believe, or when we have contradictory beliefs? Can corporations lie, and if so how? Is lying always wrong, or always at least prima facie wrong? What can one learn from a liar? Can we lie to mindless machines? These engaging questions and many more are explored at length in this accessible reference text.
Lying
Author | : Sam Harris |
Publsiher | : Four Elephants Press |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2013-10-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781940051017 |
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As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption—even murder and genocide—generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. He focuses on "white" lies—those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort—for these are the lies that most often tempt us. And they tend to be the only lies that good people tell while imagining that they are being good in the process.
Lying and Deception
Author | : Thomas L. Carson |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2010-04-29 |
Genre | : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS |
ISBN | : 9780199577415 |
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This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date investigation of moral and conceptual questions about lying and deception. Carson argues that there is a moral presumption against lying and deception that causes harm, he examines case-studies from business, politics, and history, and he offers a qualified defence of the view that honesty is a virtue.