Defining lies as statements that are intended to deceive, this book considers the contexts in which people tell lies and explores the consequences. Professor Barnes argues that although there are, in all societies, good pragmatic reasons for not lying all the time, there are strong reasons for lying some of the time.
Defining lies as statements that are intended to deceive, this book considers the contexts in which people tell lies and explores the consequences. Professor Barnes argues that although there are, in all societies, good pragmatic reasons for not lying all the time, there are strong reasons for lying some of the time.
Preface Acknowledgments l. What is a lie? 2. Where lies are expected 3. Ambiguous domains 4. Science 5. Cultural diversity 6. Structural relations 7. Self-deception and connivance in deceit 8. Telling and detecting lies 9. Benign untruths: the discourse of fiction l0. Evaluations 11. Do we have to lie?.
Preface Acknowledgments l. What is a lie? 2. Where lies are expected 3. Ambiguous domains 4. Science 5. Cultural diversity 6. Structural relations 7. Self-deception and connivance in deceit 8. Telling and detecting lies 9. Benign untruths: the discourse of fiction l0. Evaluations 11. Do we have to lie?.
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