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.
目錄:
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Split in Two
Hypocrisy and Jesus
Ostentatious Alms
Motes and Beams
Stoning Adulterers
Hypocrisy and Formalism
Antihypocrisy: Looking Bad in Order to Be Good
Of Hairshirts
Non-Self-Tormenting Virtue? Et in Arcadia Ego
Putting Vanity to Good Use
Virtues Naturally Immune to Hypocrisy
Courage and Faking It
Politeness
Self-Command: Sense, Sensibility, and Shallowness
Naked Truth: Hey, Wanna F* ** ?
In Divine Services and Other Ritualized Performances
Staying Focused during Prayer
The Amidah
Cynical Ceremony
Say It Like You Mean It: Mandatory Faking and Apology
Accidents versus Intentional Wrongs
Regret versus Remorse
Making Faking Hurt
Forgiveness and Punishment
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