Self-Deception (Paperback, First Edition, With A New Chap Ed.)

"With a new chapter"
This new edition of Herbert Fingarette's classic study in philosophical psychology now includes a provocative recent essay on the topic by the author. A seminal work, the book has deeply influenced the fields of philosophy, ethics, psychology, and cognitive science, and it remains an important focal point for the large body of literature on self-deception that has appeared since its publication.
How can one deceive oneself if the very idea of deception implies that the deceiver knows the truth? The resolution of this paradox leads Fingarette to fundamental insights into the mind at work. He questions our basic ideas of self and the unconscious, personal responsibility and our ethical categories of guilt and innocence. Fingarette applies these ideas to the philosophies of Sartre and Kierkegaard, as well as to Freud's psychoanalytic theories and to contemporary research into neurosurgery. Included in this new edition, Fingarette's most recent essay, "Self-Deception Needs No Explaining (1998)," challenges the ideas in the extant literature.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2000
First published:	February 2000
Authors:	Herbert Fingarette
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	189
Edition:	First Edition, With A New Chap Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-22052-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	0-520-22052-8
Barcode:	9780520220522

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