Pants on Fire : A Conversation with Martin Jay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jay, Martin, 1944-.

Political corruption.

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned intellectual historian Martin Jay, UC Berkeley. A thought-provoking book in dialogue format examining Martin Jay's extensive research on lying in politics from Plato and St. Augustine to Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss which culminated in his book The Virtues of Mendacity.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction,The Varnished Truth, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. A Fruitful Approach

II. The Liar's Stage

III. Lies, American Style

IV. Transcending Kant

V. Coming Clean

VI. Monological Dangers

VII. Democracy

VIII. Getting Worse?

IX. Puritanical Dangers

X. Politics vs. Science

XI. Summing Up

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781771700672

177170067X

OCLC:

1250082626