Truth, testimony, and self-deception. (1st September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zapero, David
• Is Part Of: Philosophical explorations. Volume 23:Number 3(2020)
• Page Start: 281
• Page End: 291
• Publication Date: 2020-09-01
• Subjects: testimony -- self-deception -- illocution -- intention -- sociality; Philosophy of mind -- Periodicals; Act (Philosophy) -- Periodicals; 128
• DOI: 10.1080/13869795.2020.1802119
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1386-9795

Abstract

Abstract : The essay explores Richard Moran's conception of the self-relation that certain social interactions involve. My focus is on the following question: how much room is there for being deceived about how one presents oneself to others when providing testimony and how does such self-deception – if indeed it exists – relate to other forms of self-deception? Before addressing these two issues (Sections 2 and 3 respectively), I take a detour (Section 1) and inquire into how truth matters for the success of testimony.