Self-deception's puzzles and processes : a return to a Sartrean view / Jason Kido Lopez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lopez, Jason Kido, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980.

Self-deception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, Jason Kido Lopez argues that self-deception is a matter of intentionally using the strategies and methods of interpersonal deception on oneself. This conception demonstrates interesting connections between Sartre's notion of bad faith, interpersonal deception and lying, pretense, wishful thinking, akrasia, and unintentional biases.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: The Origin of Thought on Self-Deception; Chapter Two: Definition, Diversity, and Disagreement; Chapter Three: The Strict Reading and the Process View of Self-Deception; Chapter Four: Exploring and Situating Self-Deception; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7391-7991-8