The self-deceiving muse
Subtitle: notice and knowledge in the work of art
By: Alan Singer.
Series: Literature and philosophy
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780271037219
Subjects: Self-deception; Aesthetics
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The self-deceiving muse; title: Illusionism and the self-deceiving I; title: Learning from self-deception; title: Being out of character/normativizing self-deception; title: Picturing self-deception; title: Spelling out the viewer; title: Shameless self-deception.