2000, ISBN: 9780521613705

In this book polymath William Ian Miller probes one of the dirty little secrets of humanity: that we are all faking it much more than anyone would care to admit. He writes with wit and wi… More...

In this book polymath William Ian Miller probes one of the dirty little secrets of humanity: that we are all faking it much more than anyone would care to admit. He writes with wit and wisdom about the vain anxiety of being exposed as frauds in our professions, cads in our loves, and hypocrites to our creeds. He finds, however, that we are more than mere fools for wanting so badly to look good to ourselves and others. Sometimes, when we are faking it, our vanity leads to virtue, and we actually achieve something worthy of esteem and praise William Ian Miller is the Thomas G. Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He has also taught at Harvard, Yale, Chicago, and the Universities of Bergen and Tel Aviv. His previous books include The Mystery of Courage (Harvard University Press, 2000) and The Anantomy of Disgust (Harvard University Press, 1997). | Faking It by William Ian Miller Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Philosophy > Political Philosophy P10102, William Ian Miller<

2005, ISBN: 0521613701

[EAN: 9780521613705], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Cambridge University Press], PHILOSOPHY / ETHICS & MORAL, Druck auf Anfrage Neuware -This book is about the intrusive fear that we may not b… More...

[EAN: 9780521613705], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Cambridge University Press], PHILOSOPHY / ETHICS & MORAL, Druck auf Anfrage Neuware -This book is about the intrusive fear that we may not be what we appear to be, or worse, that we may be only what we appear to be and nothing more. It is concerned with the worry of being exposed as frauds in our profession, cads in our love lives, as less than virtuously motivated actors when we are being agreeable, charitable, or decent. Why do we so often mistrust the motives of our own deeds, thinking them fake, though the beneficiary of them gives us full credit Much of this book deals with that self-tormenting self-consciousness. It is about roles and identity, discussing our engagement in the roles we play, our doubts about our identities amidst this flux of roles, and thus about anxieties of authenticity. 304 pp. Englisch, Books<

2005, ISBN: 9780521613705

Buch, Softcover, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, 2005

2005, ISBN: 0521613701

Kartoniert / Broschiert, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Cambridge University Press]