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FIVE APPROACHES TO EXPLAINING "TRUTH" AND "DECEPTION" IN CHINA Susan
D. Blum
This article identifies five approaches through which I have attempted to understand the topic of deception and truth. (The “topic” itself changes along with the frame, however.) It traces an intellectual journey through anthropological explanation, tacking back and forth among views that (1) deception in public life is prevalent in China because of a particular set of assumptions about language use and interaction, (2) deception is conceived more honestly in China than in, say, the U.S., (3) deception is prevalent and lamented in contemporary China, and its historic particulars must be considered in evaluating the newness of what is considered a problem, (4) deception occurs throughout human societies but with varying degrees of concern and frequency, and (5) deception is a fundamental part of the human capacity for language, though all societies struggle between the ease of deception and the desire for honesty and trust.
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Shapira
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