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Deception : Mind, Metaphor, Memes, and Mimicry Machines.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rukmini Bhaya Nair, author.
- Series:
- Bloomsbury studies in philosophy and poetry.
- Bloomsbury studies in philosophy and poetry
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deception.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
- Summary:
- Argues that lying is fundamental to the survival of the human species, through a series of philosophical, psychological and cultural examples spanning different traditions and disciplines.
- Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The Logic of the Lie
- 1. Figuring It Out: A Typology of Lies
- 2. Pretending Versus Lying: Imponderable Evidence and Lie Detection
- 3. Attempting to Mean: Embodiment and Bilingual Children's Use of Figurative Language
- 4. Transforming the Tree: Metaphor as an Organizing Device in Disciplinary Discourse
- 5. Creating Codes: Cross-Cultural Approaches to Deception as Performance
- 6. Dreamworking: Experiments with Truth in Colonial & Postcolonial Literature
- 7. Rewarding Risks: Narrative, Memes, Mimicry, Truth and Lies
- 8. Chatting with Machines: The Evolution of Deception
- Conclusion: The Future of the Lie
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-350-46660-3
- 1-350-46658-1
- 9781350466586
- OCLC:
- 1520506141
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