The varnished truth : truth telling and deceiving in ordinary life

Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Truth Telling Is Morally Overrated Pt. 1: What It Means to "Tell the Truth" 2: Varieties of Truth 3: The Reverse of Truth Has a Hundred Thousand Shapes 4: Showing and Hiding: The Logic of Deception 5: Self-Deception: Weakness or Wisdom? Pt. 2: What Deception Is For 6: Civility: Revealing and Concealing Our Thoughts 7: Friendship and Altruism: Be Untruthful to Others As You Would Have Others Be Untruthful to You 8: Raising Children: The Right Truth at the Right Time 9: Truth, Verdicts, and Justice Pt. 3: Deception and Moral Decency 10: Inventing Right and Wrong Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index