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title	:	Self and Deception : A Cross-cultural Philosophical Enquiry
author	:	Ames, Roger T.
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0791430316
print isbn13	:	9780791430316
ebook isbn13	:	9780585067810
language	:	English
subject	Self-deception.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	BD439.S45 1996eb
ddc	:	128/.3
subject	:	Self-deception.

Page iii Self and Deception A Cross-Cultural Philosophical Enquiry edited by Roger T. Ames and Wimal Dissanayake State University of New York Press

Page iv Cover:A Shinto deity from a shrine in the Izumo region of Japan made of hinoki wood and dating from the 12th century. This deity is Priest Hoshi (Ch. P'ao-chih, 425-514 A.D.), an early Chinese Buddhist priest, a favorite of artists because he was a person of many visages, constantly altering his face by tearing it apart with his hands. It is a gift of Robert Allerton in the permanent collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts and is printed with their permission. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1996 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246 Production by Dana Foote Marketing by Nancy Farrell Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Self and deception : a cross-cultural philosophical enquiry / edited by Roger T. Ames and Wimal Dissanayake. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-3031-6 (alk. paper).ISBN 0-7914-3032-4 (pbk. alk. paper) 1. Self-deception. I. Ames, Roger T, 1947 II. Dissanayake, Wimal. BD439.S45 1996 128'.3dc20 96-1329 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v Contents Introduction Roger T. Ames And Wimal Dissanayake 1 One On the Very Possibility of Self-Deception Brian P. McLaughlin 31 Two The Vital but Dangerous Art of Ignoring: Selective Attention and Self-Deception Annette C. Baier 53 Three User-Friendly Self-Deception: A Traveler's Manual Amlie Oksenberg Rorty 73 Four Self, Deception, and Self-Deception in Philosophy Robert C. Solomon 91 Five Bad Faith and Kitsch as Models for Self-Deception Kathleen Marie Higgins 123 Six Unloading The Self-Refutation Charge Barbara Herrnstein Smith 143

Page vi Seven Falsity, Psychic Indefiniteness, and Self-Knowledge Joel J. Kupperman 161 Eight A Confucian Perspective on Self-Deception A. S. Cua 177 Nine A Confucian Construction of a Self-Deceivable Self Robert Cummings Neville 201 Ten The Classical Chinese Self and Hypocrisy Roger T. Ames 219 Eleven Our Names Are Legion for We Are Many: On the Academics of Deception David L. Hall 241 Twelve A Half-Dressed Emperor: Societal Self-Deception and Recent "Japanokritik" in America William R. LaFleur 263 Thirteen Facing the Self with Masks: Perspectives on the Personal from Nietzsche and the Japanese Graham Parkes 287 Fourteen Self-Deception: A Comparative Study Eliot Deutsch 315

Page vii Fifteen Self-Deception and Cultural Contextualization: Reflections on Two Indian Novels Wimal Dissanayake 327 Sixteen Ritual, Self-Deception, and Make-Believe: A Classical Buddhist Perspective Richard P. Hayes 349 Contributors 365 Index 369

Page 1 Introduction Raphael Demos, in his seminal article "On Lying to Oneself," describes self-deception in the following way: "Self-deception exists, I will say, when a person lies to himself, that is to say, persuades himself to believe what he knows is not so. In short, self-deception entails that B believes both

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