Self-Deception

By Herbert Fingarette

Book Overview

First Edition,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520220528
• ISBN13: 9780520220522
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

what philosophy SHOULD be about

the author is a brilliant professor of philosophy. this book examines personal responsibility in a succinct manner. i recommend this book for serious students of philosophy, psychology, law, sociology. it is also a wonderful guide for personal self-examination. Dr.Fingarette is one of the most brilliant authors i have ever encountered.

A keystone in the slippery debate

If you are willing to take a deep dive into the slippery topic of self-deception, then this book is the book for you. The author takes a decidedly philosophical and academic knife to the topic. Usually, I don't like this kind of approach because it's not a "page-turner." In fact, it's a difficult book to read. Thank goodness it's short. However, given the deep challenges associated with understanding the dynamics of self deception, the author's argument makes more sense because he does a great job outlining the failures of the extant literature before he attempts to reframe the problem, which he does brilliantly. The idea that self deception is not a problem of belief systems but rather an issue of identity; that is, fractures, dissociations, and "disavowals" related to one's identity concept makes perfect sense. After reading this book, I see the world in an entirely new way. Highly recommended.