Truth, lies, and issues of authenticity: A study of Rousseau, Nietzsche, Sartre and Camus
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Title
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Truth, lies, and issues of authenticity: A study of Rousseau, Nietzsche, Sartre and Camus
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:4a638618a676:10167
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identifier
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10378
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Creator
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Gennuso, Mary J.,
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Contributor
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Vincent Crapanzano
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Date
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2009
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Comparative literature | Philosophy | Womens studies | ethics | existentialism | gender | lying | psychology | truth
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Abstract
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The main focus of this study is an examination of the lie in its various stratifications. No study of the lie can be conducted without some attention to the backdrop of truth, against which the lie is cast. Such an exercise requires careful philosophical inquiry. Therefore, the authors chosen for this endeavor are those whose works are paramount in both philosophy and literature, namely Rousseau, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Camus. This is thus an interdisciplinary examination. An important aspect of this study, and to our authors, is the shifting idea of truth from absolute and objective to more relative, personal, and subjective, thus raising the issue of authenticity. As truth shifts, so does the lie. The existential dimension of this inquiry also includes a relational and social aspect. Such a setting grounds and mandates its literary aspect. The literary dimension also supplies ample case studies of the application of the authors' thoughts. Each of these authors has his own system of thought, and thus the philosophical concepts and uniqueness of each author are examined as they apply to the inquiry. Contemporary secondary sources and critics are utilized to facilitate this examination. A specific sub-theme of this study is the application of truth and lies as it applies to gender. Thus a feminist inquiry is also undertaken. The analysis also uncovers the tensions and paradoxes of each author's system of thought.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Comparative Literature
