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Falsehood Disguised analyzes La Rochefoucauld's ideas on truth and falsehood in the context of his views on self-love, on the passions, and on vice and virtue. It also explores his views on the subject in relation to what he sees as the extremely fragile foundations of the social contract.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Quotes
  2. pp. iii-viii
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  1. Contents
  2. p. ix
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. xiii
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  1. Chapter One-Introduction:Truth and Falsehood in La Rochefoucauld
  2. pp. 1-11
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  1. Chapter Two-La Rochefoucauld and the Baroque Worldview
  2. pp. 13-26
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  1. Chapter Three-Truth and Its Masks: In Search of I'Etre Vrai
  2. pp. 27-38
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  1. Chapter Four- Self-love, Self-interest, Self-deception
  2. pp. 39-55
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  1. Chapter Five- A Theory of the Passions
  2. pp. 57-67
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  1. Chapter Six- Vices and Virtues
  2. pp. 69-78
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  1. Chapter Seven- Disguising the Truth from Others
  2. pp. 79-95
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  1. Chapter Eight- Useful Lies: Truth, Honnetete, and the Social Contract
  2. pp. 97-108
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  1. Chapter Nine- La Rochefoucauld and Posterity: The Continuing Debate
  2. pp. 109-124
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  1. Chapter Ten- Conclusion: The Modernity of La Rochefoucauld
  2. pp. 125-130
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  1. Appendix: English Translations
  2. pp. 131-152
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 153-162
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  1. Select Bibliography
  2. pp. 163-172
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 173-176
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