{"product_id":"the-self-deceiving-muse-alan-singer-9780271048468","title":"The Self-Deceiving Muse: Notice and Knowledge in the Work of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurrent philosophical discussions of self-deception remain steeped in disagreement and controversy. In \u003ci\u003eThe Self-Deceiving Muse, \u003c\/i\u003e Alan Singer proposes a radical revision of our commonplace understanding of self-deception. Singer asserts that self-deception, far from being irrational, is critical to our capacity to be acute \"noticers\" of our experience. The book demonstrates how self-deception can be both a resource for rational activity generally and, more specifically, a prompt to aesthetic innovation. It thereby provides new insights into the ways in which our imaginative powers bear on art and life. The implications--philosophical, aesthetic, and ethical--of such a proposition indicate the broadly interdisciplinary thrust of this work, which incorporates \"readings\" of novels, paintings, films, and video art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Singer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271048468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271048468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Alan Singer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057296470271,"sku":"9780271048468","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc88ba07-1562-4f77-9c27-3852cc40dfe4.jpg?v=1685046155","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-self-deceiving-muse-alan-singer-9780271048468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}