Deception : From Ancient Empires to Internet Dating / ed. by Brooke Harrington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bergstrom, Carl T., Contributor.

Farid, Hany, Contributor.

Fields, Kenneth, Contributor.

Fine, Gary Alan, Contributor.

Frank, Mark G., Contributor.

Gell-Mann, Murray, Contributor.

Glenney, William, Contributor.

Hancock, Jeffrey T., Contributor.

Harrington, Brooke, Contributor.

Harrington, Brooke, Editor.

Lutz, Tom, Contributor.

Möllering, Guido, Contributor.

O’Sullivan, Maureen, Contributor.

Rowan, Ford, Contributor.

Schauer, Frederick, Contributor.

Thompson, Paul, Contributor.

Urton, Gary, Contributor.

Zeckhauser, Richard, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.) : 4 tables, 2 figures, 12 illustrations

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

From Internet-dating profiles to Native American folktales to the photo trickery of Hollywood gossip magazines, this volume explores deception and offers insights from leading figures in disparate fields, drawing out surprising commonalities. For the first time, one broadly accessible volume pulls together classic philosophical debates on deception with examinations of contemporary issues, including stock market fraud and terrorism. Deception offers a unique perspective on the state of the art: readers will find scholars from biology and physics in conversation with experts in mass media and culture, and archaeologists engaged with ideas from military strategists. As the essays make clear, deception touches virtually every aspect of our lives; in fact, recent psychological research suggests that we each tell at least two to three lies per day. Throughout the animal kingdom, survival and reproduction depend upon successful deceptions. But while deception has captured the interest of philosophers, scientists, warriors, and artists over thousands of years, our knowledge of the subject is limited. At the same time, new technologies have made deception more commonplace, more dangerous, and more difficult to detect than ever. Deception is a particularly timely and insightful work. Its scope and subject make it compelling reading for a broad readership.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction: Beyond True and False

Part I: Defining and Detecting Deception

1. Dealing with Deception in Biology

2. Paltering

3. Thoughts, Feelings, and Deception

4. Why Most People Parse Palters, Fibs, Lies, Whoppers, and Other Deceptions Poorly

Part II : Deception and Technology

5. Digital Doctoring: Can We Trust Photographs?

6. Digital Deception: The Practice of Lying in the Digital Age

7. Cognitive Hacking: Detecting Deception on the Web

Part III : Trust and Deception

8. Leaps and Lapses of Faith: Exploring the Relationship Between Trust and Deception

9. Tying the Truth in Knots: Trustworthiness and Accountability in the Inka Khipu

10. Does Rumor Lie? Narrators, Trust, and the Framing of Unsecured Information

11. Crocodile Tears, or, Method Acting in Everyday Life

Part IV: Deception and Institutions

12. Deception and Trust in Health Crises

13. Responding to Deception: The Case of Fraud in Financial Markets

14. Military Deception in the Information Age: Scale Matters

15. The Pleasures of Lying

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)

ISBN:

1-5036-2660-1

OCLC:

1294424029