{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-lying-9781789145632","title":"A Philosophy of Lying","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom lying to friends to lies in politics, a wide-ranging examination of the forms and ethics of falsehood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From popular philosopher Lars Svendsen, this book is a comprehensive investigation of lying in everyday life. What exactly is a lie, Svendsen asks, and how does lying differ from related phenomena, such as \"bullshit\" or being truthful? Svendsen also investigates the ethics of lying--why is lying almost always morally wrong, and why is lying to one's friends especially bad? The book concludes by looking at lying in politics, from Plato's theory of the \"noble lie\" to the Big Lie of Donald Trump. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As phrases like \"fake news\" and \"alternative facts\" permeate our feeds, Svendsen's conclusion is perhaps a surprising one: that, even though we all occasionally lie, we are for the most part trustworthy. Trusting others makes one vulnerable, and we will all be duped from time to time. But all things considered, Svendsen contends, truthfulness and vulnerability are preferable to living in a constant state of distrust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLars Svendsen\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is the author of many books for Reaktion Books, including \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMatt Bagguley\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of Norwegian fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Oslo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496659718418,"sku":"9781789145632","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fde0ce94-1432-4c78-9816-c79abb26f998.jpg?v=1730698309","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-philosophy-of-lying-9781789145632","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}