All of herbert fingarette s books are enormously personal voyages that explore with philosophical honesty real life dilemmas. Philosophical soundings by herbert fingarette, 1996. Roger squires, editor, the philosophical quarterly it was herbert fingarette, in his book selfdeception, who made the theme of selfidentity central in thinking about selfdeception. Nonetheless, fingarettes book is refreshing despite its flaws because it helps the reader to cut through modern bias and appreciate the original confucius. Quite simply, it is the most important single work on the topic.
Nov 15, 2018 herbert fingarette, a contrarian philosopher who, while plumbing the perplexities of personal responsibility, defined heavy drinking as willful behavior rather than as a potential disease, died on. Ebook herbert fingarette as pdf download portable document. Selfdeception by herbert fingarette paperback university of. With a new chapter this new edition of herbert fingarettes classic study in philosophical psychology now includes a provocative recent essay on the topic by. He taught philosophy at the university of california, santa barbara for 40 years.
But he does not speak of the political furor in this minor controversy. To believe and not to believe to say or not to say to avow or not to avow sartre and kierkegaard ego and counterego the ambiguities of selfdeception to be and not to be the neuropsychological context of selfdeception selfdeception needs no explaining. The crucial concept of self deception in presuppositional apologetics by dr. Herbert fingarette, contrarian philosopher on alcoholism. The secular as sacred 1972, mental disabilities and criminal responsibility california 1979, heavy. Fingarette applies these ideas to the philosophies of sartre and kierkegaard, as well as to freuds psychoanalytic theories and to contemporary research into neurosurgery. Jan 14, 2020 fingarette, who for 40 years taught philosophy at the university of california at santa barbara, had also written extensively on selfdeception. This new edition of herbert fingarettes classic study in philosophical psychology now includes a provocative recent essay. Canadian journal of philosophy volume iii, number 3. Philosophical essays on freud is a 1982 anthology of articles about sigmund freud and psychoanalysis edited by the philosophers richard wollheim and james hopkins. Herbert fingarette obituary berkeley, ca 94703 san.
How can someone effectively lie to himself as well as to others and is it still a lie. Fingarettes book on the topic is so firmly and deservedly entrenched it is essential reading. Included in this new edition, fingarette s most recent essay, self deception needs no explaining 1998, challenges the ideas in the extant literature. Were a portrait of man to be drawn, one in which there would be highlighted whatever it is most human, be it noble or ignoble, we should surely place well in the foreground mans enormous capacity for selfdeception. May 28, 2019 herbert fingarette 20 january 1921 2 november 2018 on the splitting of the ego and selfdeception the following is but taste of the argument from fingarettes essay, yet it is intended to entice you into reading the original in its entirety. Ive appended a short list of books on selfdeception not all of which are penned by philosophers and there is a stanford encyclopedia. Heavy drinking informs the general public for the first time how recent research has discredited almost every widely held belief about alcoholism, including the very concept of alcoholism as a single disease with a unique cause. Fin garette sought to develop a paradoxfree account of selfdeception. A seminal work, the book has deeply influenced the fields of philosophy, ethics.
Fingarette stubbornly resists the inward dimension of certain important concepts such as ren jen. Herbert fingarette is professor emeritus of philosophy at the university of california, santa barbara. Herbert fingarette 20 january 1921 2 november 2018 was an american philosopher and. Roger squires, editor, the philosophical quarterly it was herbert fingarette, in his book self deception, who made the theme of self identity central in thinking about self deception. It is a classic that merits staying in print for many years to come. Selfdeception by herbert fingarette paperback university. Accessible book, protected daisy, psychoanalysis, selfrealization, criminal liability, philosophy. With a new chapterthis new edition of herbert fingarettes classic st. Quite simply, it is the most important single work on. To believe and not to believe to say or not to say to avow or not to avow sartre and kierkegaard ego and counterego the ambiguities of self deception to be and not to be the neuropsychological context of self deception self deception needs no explaining. Sep 11, 2008 selfdeception by herbert fingarette 5 editions first published in 1969 download daisy. All of herbert fingarettes books are enormously personal voyages that explore with philosophical honesty real life dilemmas. Herbert fingarette presents constructive approaches to heavy drinking, including new methods of helping heavy drinkers and social policies for preventing heavy. Roger squires, editor, the philosophical quarterly it was herbert fingarette, in his book selfdeception, who made the theme of self identity central in thinking about selfdeception.
He struck me as uncommonly kind, at least for a professional philosopher. Hasse, mental disabilities and criminal responsibility. Canfield and patrick mcnally, paradoxes of selfdeception analysis, vol. Fingarette, selfdeception atlantic highlands, nj humanities press, 1969. The secular as sacred 1972, mental disabilities and criminal responsibility california 1979. Roger squires, editor, the philosophical quarterlyit was. Selfdeception by herbert fingarette is a good read. Herbert fingarette, existential philosopher, faces his own. Herbert fingarette 20 january 1921 2 november 2018 on the splitting of the ego and selfdeception the following is but taste of the argument from fingarettes essay, yet it is intended to entice you into reading the original in its entirety.
Fingarettes work deals with issues in philosophy of mind, psychology. Herbert fingarette, selfdeception, studies in philosophical psychology, routledge. Ulti mately, fingarettes attempt to avoid paradox must be judged unsuccess ful. Herbert fingarette news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. Fingarette s book on the topic is so firmly and deservedly entrenched it is essential reading. Reviews fingarettes book on the topic is so firmly and deservedly entrenched it is essential reading. The most sustained and ambitious analysis published by an. Martin, author of selfdeception and selfunderstanding. A seminal work, the book has deeply influenced the fields of philosophy, ethics, psychology, and cognitive science, and it remains an important focal point for the large body of literature on selfdeception that has appeared. Herbert fingarettejanuary 20, 1921 november 2, 2018professor herbert fingarette, an eminent american philosopher who wrote influential and often controversial books on a. In addition to self deception 1969, he is the author of the self in transformation 1963, on responsibility 1967, the meaning of criminal insanity california, 1972, confucius. Self deception unmasked and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Bad faith, good faith, and authenticity in sartres early philosophy.
Herbert fingarette 20 january 1921 2 november 2018 on the splitting of the ego and selfdeception. Herbert fingarette, in the first full book published on the subject, summarizes the problem nicely. Self deception by herbert fingarette is a good read. It was herbert fingarette, in his book selfdeception, who made the theme of selfidentity central in thinking about selfdeception. Fingarette became infamous when, without undertaking any scientific research himself, he claimed in the 1988 book heavy drinking that alcoholism was a problem of self control, not a disease. In this short and very readable book, fingarette steadily and easily demolishes the prevailing opinion that alcoholism is a disease in which the.
Herbert fingarette was born herbert borenstein in brooklyn, new york on january 20, 1921. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Ebook herbert fingarette as pdf download portable document format. Chapter 4 is weak due to his inadequate understanding of chinese history. One of fingarette s most important career accomplishments.
Herbert fingarettejanuary 20, 1921 november 2, 2018professor herbert fingarette, an eminent american philosopher who wrote influential and often controversial books on a remarkably wide range of sub. It is also one of the focal points in continuing criticism of cornelius van tils apologetic and, as. Reviews fingarette s book on the topic is so firmly and deservedly entrenched it is essential reading. Solomon wrote that herbert fingarette has long been one of the most original and provocative philosophers in america. Herbert fingarette 20 january 1921 2 november 2018 was an american philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the university of california, santa barbara. In his 1969 monograph selfdeception, fingarette presents an account of the. How can one deceive oneself if the very idea of deception implies that the deceiver knows the truth. With a new chapterthis new edition of herbert fingarette s classic study in philosophical psychology now includes a provocative recent essay on the topic by the author. Herbert fingarette was an american philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the university of california, santa barbara.
A seminal work, the book has deeply influenced the fields of philosophy, ethics, psychology, and cognitive science, and it remains an important focal point for the large body of literature on selfdeception that has appeared since its publication. The following is but taste of the argument from fingarettes essay, yet it is intended to entice you into reading the original in its entirety. Fingarette, who for 40 years taught philosophy at the university of california at santa barbara, had also written extensively on selfdeception. Selfdeception by herbert fingarette, 9780520220522, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jan 20, 2018 fingarette has penned philosophical works on a wide variety of subjects with remarkable clarity and insight, some of them now classics in their respective areas of inquiry e. Published by cambridge university press, it includes an introduction from hopkins and an essay from wollheim, as well as selections from philosophers such as ludwig wittgenstein.
Implicit in fingarettes little book is a farreaching theory of the mind of. Dec 09, 2011 2if confessions require genuine soulsearching, note that this is largely an impossible task, according to a rather alarming book by psychologist herbert fingarette titled simply selfdeception. The most thorough intellectual analysis of selfdeception was provided by philosopher herbert fingarette in the 1969 book selfdeception. Herbert fingarette, a contrarian philosopher who, while plumbing the perplexities of personal responsibility, defined heavy drinking as willful behavior rather than as a. That self deception which is practiced by all unregenerate men according to the apostle pauls incisive description in romans 1. Included in this new edition, fingarettes most recent essay, selfdeception needs no explaining 1998, challenges the. Herbert fingarette, radical revisionist why are people so. With a new chapterthis new edition of herbert fingarettes classic study in philosophical psychology now includes a provocative recent essay on the topic by the author. One of fingarettes most important career accomplishments. Published by cambridge university press, it includes an introduction from hopkins and an essay from wollheim, as well as selections from philosophers such as ludwig wittgenstein, clark glymour, adam morton, stuart hampshire, brian o. Included in this new edition, fingarettes most recent essay, selfdeception.
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