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.