• Preface; Introduction Jon Elster; 1. Selfdeception and the voter's illusion George A. Quattrone and Amos Tversky; 2. The goals and strategies of self-deception David Pears; 3. Deception and division Donald Davidson; 4. Deception and self-deception in Stendhal Jon Elster; 5. Self-deception, akrasia and irrationality Amélie Oksenberg Rorty; 6. Beyond microeconomics George Ainslie; 7. The mind as a consuming organ Thomas Schelling; 8. Goethe's Faust, Arrow's possibility theorem and the individual decision-taker Ian Steedman and Ulrich Krause; 9. The Buddhist theory of 'no-self' Serge-Christophe Kolm; Index of names.

"This is a very fine and informative book. Each chapter is written in a clear and relatively accessible manner by an established and sometimes illustrious specialist in his or her own discipline. The book as a whole is well-edited and introduced by Elster." Clio

• Preface; Introduction Jon Elster; 1. Selfdeception and the voter's illusion George A. Quattrone and Amos Tversky; 2. The goals and strategies of self-deception David Pears; 3. Deception and division Donald Davidson; 4. Deception and self-deception in Stendhal Jon Elster; 5. Self-deception, akrasia and irrationality Amélie Oksenberg Rorty; 6. Beyond microeconomics George Ainslie; 7. The mind as a consuming organ Thomas Schelling; 8. Goethe's Faust, Arrow's possibility theorem and the individual decision-taker Ian Steedman and Ulrich Krause; 9. The Buddhist theory of 'no-self' Serge-Christophe Kolm; Index of names.

"This is a very fine and informative book. Each chapter is written in a clear and relatively accessible manner by an established and sometimes illustrious specialist in his or her own discipline. The book as a whole is well-edited and introduced by Elster." Clio

• Preface; Introduction Jon Elster; 1. Selfdeception and the voter's illusion George A. Quattrone and Amos Tversky; 2. The goals and strategies of self-deception David Pears; 3. Deception and division Donald Davidson; 4. Deception and self-deception in Stendhal Jon Elster; 5. Self-deception, akrasia and irrationality Amélie Oksenberg Rorty; 6. Beyond microeconomics George Ainslie; 7. The mind as a consuming organ Thomas Schelling; 8. Goethe's Faust, Arrow's possibility theorem and the individual decision-taker Ian Steedman and Ulrich Krause; 9. The Buddhist theory of 'no-self' Serge-Christophe Kolm; Index of names.

"This is a very fine and informative book. Each chapter is written in a clear and relatively accessible manner by an established and sometimes illustrious specialist in his or her own discipline. The book as a whole is well-edited and introduced by Elster." Clio