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Faking it / William Ian Miller.

by Miller, William Ian, 1946-

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Identity (Psychology)

Authenticity (Philosophy)

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam032/2003043750.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2003043750.html

0521830184 (hbk.) :

xi, 290 p. ; 24 cm.

Introduction: split in two -- Hypocrisy and Jesus -- Anti-hypocrisy: looking bad in order to be good -- Virtues naturally immune to hypocrisy -- Naked truth: hey, wanna...? -- In divine services and other ritualized performances -- Say it like you mean it: mandatory faking and apology -- Flattery and praise -- Hoist with his own petard -- The self, the double, and the sense of self -- At the core at last: the primordial Jew -- Passing and wishing you were what you are not -- Authentic moments with the beautiful and sublime? -- The alchemist: role as addiction -- 'I love you': taking a bullet vs. biting one -- Boys crying and girls playing dumb -- Acting our roles: mimicry, makeup, and pills -- False (im)modesty -- Caught in the act.

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