Argues that lying is fundamental to the survival of the human species, through a series of philosophical, psychological and cultural examples spanning different traditions and disciplines.
Argues that lying is fundamental to the survival of the human species, through a series of philosophical, psychological and cultural examples spanning different traditions and disciplines.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rukmini Bhaya Nair is Professor of Linguistics and English Emerita at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.
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List of Figures List of Tables Introduction: The Logic of the Lie 1. Figuring It Out: A Typology of Lies 2. Pretending versus Lying: Imponderable Evidence & Lie Detection 3. Attempting to Mean: Embodiment and Bilingual Children's Use of Figurative Language 4. Transforming the Tree: Metaphor as an Organizing Device in Disciplinary Discourse 5. Creating Codes: Cross-cultural Approaches to Deception as Performance 6. Dreamworking: Experiments with Truth in Colonial and Postcolonial Literature 7. Rewarding Risks: Narrative, Memes, Mimicry, Truth and Lies 8. Arriving at the Truth: The Evolution of Deception Conclusion: The Future of the Lie Appendix References Index
List of Figures List of Tables Introduction: The Logic of the Lie 1. Figuring It Out: A Typology of Lies 2. Pretending versus Lying: Imponderable Evidence & Lie Detection 3. Attempting to Mean: Embodiment and Bilingual Children's Use of Figurative Language 4. Transforming the Tree: Metaphor as an Organizing Device in Disciplinary Discourse 5. Creating Codes: Cross-cultural Approaches to Deception as Performance 6. Dreamworking: Experiments with Truth in Colonial and Postcolonial Literature 7. Rewarding Risks: Narrative, Memes, Mimicry, Truth and Lies 8. Arriving at the Truth: The Evolution of Deception Conclusion: The Future of the Lie Appendix References Index
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