{"product_id":"a-history-of-lying-hardback-9781509551415","title":"A History of Lying (Hardback) 9781509551415","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Lying\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJuan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel (Author), Thomas Bunstead (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509551415, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 September 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.1 x 14.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What is lying, how does it work, where does it come from, and why is it an integral and perhaps necessary part of human life? In \u003ci\u003eA History of Lying\u003c\/i\u003e, Juan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel takes us on a dazzling journey through all different kinds of deception and falsehood, from their probable evolutionary origins to fake news in the modern day, carefully observing their effects on social life, family and love, politics, literature and art. An addictive, erudite essay that reads like a work of fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Volpi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"He has the potential to become one of the most important writers of his generation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrene Andres-Suárez, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"My candidate for the book of the year.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Bujalance, Grupo Joly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“I was dazzled and exhilarated by this playful philosophical tour-de-force”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"revelatory: we lie, yes, but often we do it to help each other. Muñoz-Rengel convincingly shows us that falseness 'is the clearest sign of intelligence', and should be appreciated as a tool for enabling people to understand reality.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“provoking, entertaining and surprising […] a frothy, glittering meditation on the nature of human being” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonella Gambotto-Burke, \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[Munoz-Rengel’s] fierce allegiance to the idea that the origins of lying reside in any detachment from reality brings to mind the idea of not lying as an active pursuit, which takes the form of a constant sifting through the details of life, and a simultaneous attempt to articulate them as clearly as possible—something akin to producing art.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“lively and distinctive”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWherever there is life, there are lies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlick-suited politicians lie on the podium, ready to tell voters what they want to hear. Cheating lovers, swindling businessmen, double-crossing villains – all liars.  But nature lies too – the cheetah crouching in the tall grass waiting to pounce, its spots and straw-coloured fur blending in with its surroundings, the chameleon with its adaptable skin, the octopus hiding in its cave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel uncovers the slippery history of lies, some dark and elusive, others thunderous and dazzling.  From primeval forests to modern politics, he explores the uncomfortable truths of our white lies, fudged facts and blatant deceptions. For centuries, philosophers, writers and poets have grappled with the paradox of what’s fact and what’s fiction. So who can we really believe?  Our friends?  Our partners?  Our leaders?  Can we even trust ourselves?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTruly, this is the only book in which the abundance of lies on its pages is a sign of success. Or maybe it isn’t.  Who can really tell?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Minus Six\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An Even Earlier Time: Nature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Two\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reality as Simulacrum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The First Big Lie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Magical and Mythical Thinking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e God the Deceiver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Lies of the Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Lies of Atheism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Formation of Societies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Espionage and Counterespionage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Political Lies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Business and Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Brief History of Forgery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Art as Fabrication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature as Fabrication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Masters of Scepticism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Lies of Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Present, Hyperreality and Post-Truth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So, What Is There?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475051802904,"sku":"9781509551415","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509551415.jpg?v=1785803724","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-lying-hardback-9781509551415","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}