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Manipulation : its nature, mechanisms, and moral status / Robert Noggle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Noggle, Robert, 1966- author.
- Series:
- New topics in applied philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deception--Philosophy.
- Deception.
- Manipulative behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Gaslighting, flattery, misdirection, nagging, emotional blackmail, charm offensives, playing on emotions. These are all examples of ordinary manipulation. Such manipulation is common in everyday life, which is unfortunate, since manipulation seems like a bad thing. This book answers three questions about manipulation: what is it, how does it work, and why is it bad? Addressing the first question requires us to find something that all forms of manipulation have in common, but which is not shared by other forms of influence. Robert Noggle argues that the common feature of all forms of ordinary manipulation is that they are mistake-inducing. This idea is the basis for the Mistake Account of manipulation, which defines manipulation as a kind of influence that operates by introducing a mistake into the mental states or processes of the person being influenced.
- Contents:
- Thirteen forms of ordinary manipulation
- Nine accounts of manipulation
- A unified account of manipulation
- Perspective, intent, and manipulation
- The mistake account : definitions and defense
- Mistakes and manipulation
- The psychology of manipulation
- Manipulation and morality
- Exotic influences and problem cases
- Ordinary influences : applying the mistake account.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 31, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Noggle, Robert, 1966- Manipulation
- ISBN:
- 9780198924920
- 0198924925
- 9780198924906
- 0198924909
- 0198924917
- 9780198924913
- OCLC:
- 1492579153
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000193871
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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