The Self-Deceiving Muse: Notice and Knowledge in the Work of Art

by Alan Singer

Current philosophical discussions of self-deception remain steeped in disagreement and controversy. In The Self-Deceiving Muse, Alan Singer proposes a radical revision of our commonplace understanding of self-deception. Singer asserts that self-deception, far from being irrational, is critical to our capacity to be acute "noticers" of our experience. The book demonstrates how self-deception can be both a resource for rational activity generally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271048468
• ISBN13: 9780271048468
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"