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The Self-Deceiving Muse|Alan Singer

The Self-Deceiving Muse : Notice and Knowledge in the Work of Art

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Current philosophical discussions of self-deception remain steeped in disagreement and controversy. In The Self-Deceiving Muse, Alan Singer proposes a radical revision of our commonplace understanding of self-deception. Singer asserts that self-deception, far from being irrational, is critical to our capacity to be acute "noticers" of our experience. The book demonstrates how self-deception can be both a resource for rational activity generally and, more specifically, a prompt to aesthetic innovation. It thereby provides new insights into the ways in which our imaginative powers bear on art and life. The implications--philosophical, aesthetic, and ethical--of such a proposition indicate the broadly interdisciplinary thrust of this work, which incorporates "readings" of novels, paintings, films, and video art.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780271037219
  • ISBN-10: 0271037210
  • Publisher: Penn State University Press
  • Publish Date: September 2010
  • Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
  • Page Count: 240

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