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Author Campbell, Jeremy, 1931-

Title The liar's tale : a history of falsehood / Jeremy Campbell.

Imprint New York : Norton, ©2001.

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  177.3 C188L    Check Shelf
Edition 1st ed.
Description 363 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-344) and index.
Contents The Horrid doubt -- The Evolution of cunning -- Enter the logos -- The Absolute talker -- The Double truth -- The Imp of falsehood -- The Suicidal tendencies of reason -- Interlude: the simple truth -- The Inner light -- Truth at arm's length -- The Pleasures of falsehood -- A Cloak for quite different impulses -- Curing by fiction -- Pretty, shining lies -- A Life of its Own -- Playing the truth game -- Giving truth a bad name -- Language made me do it -- A Certain kind of madness -- Good at being human.
Summary Inquires into the nature of deception and debates the nature of truth and ethics, the diverse faces and devices of falsehood, and the postmodern emphasis on meaning at the expense of truth.
Subject Truthfulness and falsehood -- History.
Truthfulness and falsehood. (OCoLC)fst01158255
Bedrog.
Waarheid.
Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4
Täuschung (DE-588)4125622-0
Bioethics.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 0393025594
9780393025590
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