Straight and Twisted Self-Deception

The paper analyzes the two types of self-deception, usually labeled straight and twisted self-deception. In straight cases the self-deceptive belief coincides with the subject’s desire. In twisted cases, by contrast, the self-deceptive belief opposes the subject’s desire as in the example of Othell...

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Main Author: Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-01-01
Series:Phenomenology and Mind
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7246