Lying

by Paul J. Griffiths

""This book is a fascinating journey--from Augustine's total ban on lying, through the compromises of philosophers like Plato and Aquinas, to the radical espousal of truth's impossibility in Nietzche. Griffiths takes us into the heart of Augustine's theology to show how the act of duplicity disfigures the image of God in us and exposes human sinfulness. From that perspective, all discussion of lying that is merely based on morality, justice, compassion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608994910
• ISBN13: 9781608994915
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"