The Post-Truth Era by Keyes, Ralph -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Table of Contents I - Honesty’s Decline

One - Beyond Honesty

A Whole Lotta Lyin’ Whatever Happened to Honesty? Post-Truthfulness Euphemasia Ledger-Book Morality

Two - A Brief History of Lying

The Liar’s Edge Early Ethics The Insider’s Guide to Honesty Lie Regulation Civil Society

Three - The Honesty Connection

Community Situational Dishonesty Ethical Memories Impression Management

Four - Whistler’s Druthers

Myth America The Reinvented Self Roots?

Five - Great Pretenders

Petty Fibbery A Matter of Degrees Imposeurs Fields of Unfulfilled Dreams Behind the Mask

Six - Why Lie?

Insecurity Recreation Duping Delight Adventure Taking Charge

Seven - Sex, Lies, and Sex Roles

Sex Studies Telling It Slant Erotic Deception Relationships

II - Enabling Dishonesty

Eight - Mentors and Role Models

Therapists Lawyers Politicians

Nine - It’s Academic

On Campus Larger Truths Pomo Profs Heirs of Protagoras Applied Postmodernism

Ten - Narrative Truths, and Lies

Narrative Truths New Journalists Driven Narratives Creative Journalism Ripple Effects

Eleven - Masked Media

Hollywood Ethics From Beaver to Baghdad Narratives, Story Lines, and Dramatic Arcs

Twelve - Peter Pan Morality

Origins Looking-Glass Ethics “I Was There” The Boomer Code

Thirteen - Deception.com

Techno-Aided Deception No One Knows You’re a Dog The Tangled Web Enhanced Reality

III - Consequences and Conclusions

Fourteen - The Suspicious Society

Truth Bias to Lie Bias Just Checking Pinocchio’s Revenge Wired Up Lies and Consequences Credibility Gaps

Fifteen - The Price of Prevarication

No Respect Lieaholism Craving Truth

Sixteen - The Case for Honesty

Post-Ethics Honesty The Well-Intentioned Liar Honest Parenting The Social Value of Honesty Positive Trends Honesty Redux

Acknowledgments Recommended Reading Notes Index Notes Copyright Page