The self-deceiving muse -- Illusionism and the self-deceiving I -- Learning from self-deception -- Being out of character/normativizing self-deception -- Picturing self-deception -- Spelling out the viewer -- Shameless self-deception.
Summary
"Focuses on the phenomenon of self-deception, and proposes a radical revision of our commonplace understanding of it as a token of irrationality. Argues that self-deception can illuminate the rationalistic functions of character"--Provided by publisher.