The self-deceiving muse : notice and knowledge in the work of art / Alan Singer

Author:: Singer, Alan, 1948-
Published:: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]
Copyright Date:: ©2010
Physical Description:: xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Series:

Literature and philosophy

Contents:

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.

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ISBN:

9780271037219 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271037210 (cloth : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-224) and index.

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