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Deception : Mind, Metaphor, Memes, and Mimicry Machines.

Bloomsbury Collections: Philosophy 2025 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rukmini Bhaya Nair, author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
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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