The Varnished Truth: Truth Telling and Deceiving in Ordinary Life
Language: English
Published by Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1994
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1994. Explores the purposes deception serves, from the social kindness of the white lite to the plitical ends of diplomacy to the avoidance of pain or unpleasantness. 244 pp includes index, notes and bibliography. Soft cover has very minimal edgerubbing, no creases, no former owner's name. Text is unmarked. Trade V. Good.
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- Title
- The Varnished Truth: Truth Telling and Deceiving in Ordinary Life
- Author
- Nyberg, David
- Publisher
- Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- V. Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0226610527
- ISBN 13
- 9780226610528
Everyone says that lying is wrong. But when we say that lying is bad and hurtful and that we would never intentionally tell a lie, are we really deceiving anyone? In this wise and insightful book, David Nyberg exposes the tacit truth underneath our collective pretense and reveals that an occasional lie can be helpful, healthy, creative, and, in some situations, even downright moral.
The Varnished Truth takes us beyond philosophical speculation and clinical analysis to give us a sense of what it really means to tell the truth. As Nyberg lays out the complexities involved in leading a morally decent life, he compels us to see the spectrum of alternatives to telling the truth and telling a clear-cut lie.
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