Self-Deception and Self-UnderstandingNew Essays in Philosophy and PsychologyEdited by Mike W. Martinx, 310 pages, 6 x 9
The wide range of topics discussed includes self-knowledge, self-identity, self-esteem, rationality, authenticity, psychological coping, unconscious processes, excuse making, alcoholism, and weakness of will. The extensive bibliography will be invaluable to scholars. Yet the volume is accessible enough to provide a text for upper-division courses or, for the uninitiated, a kind of road map of one of man's innermost complexities. "Martin has innovatively and thoughtfully brought together a cross-disciplinary collection by philosophers who work on moral psychology and psychologists who work on personality theory."--Ethics
MIKE W. MARTIN, professor of philosophy at Chapman University, is author or editor of Self-Deception and Morality, Virtuous Giving: Philanthropy, Voluntary Service, and Caring, and Love's Virtures. CONTRIBUTORS: Robert Audi, Richard Bosley, Benzion Chanowitz, Joel Cooper, Herbert Fingarette, Kenneth J. Gergen, Daniel T. Gilbert, M. R. Haight, John King-Farlow, David Kipp, Ellen J. Langer, Mike W. Martin, C. R. Snyder, Bela Szabados, and Timothy D. Wilson Home | About the Press | Recent Awards | Contact Us | Order
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This anthology of original essays
by leading writers on self-deception explores what self-deception
is, why it occurs, its significance for understanding human beings,
and how overcoming it is necessary for achieving self-understanding.
The contributors, distinguished philosophers and psychologists
including many of the most important previously published writers
on self-deception, lay the groundwork for future dialogue on
the topic between scholars in the two disciplines.