Dear colleagues,
I am currently grappling with a conference paper that deals with the theme
of "Secrecy and Lies" in History. I am looking at what is not told; what is
deliberately hidden, and how memory may influence such decisions. But I am
also measuring these phenonomena against the push and pull of political
life: what political parties in history have not had recourse to telling
lies and having secrets? How have ideologies such as nationalism influenced
the telling of lies?
I would be interested in any comments, or advice on readings (lately I have
been reading widely on, inter alia, the philosophy of truth.)
Peter Limb
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Dr. Peter Limb
University of Western Australia
Nedlands W.A. 6907 AUSTRALIA
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Tel: +61 08 9380 2348
Fax: +61 08 9380 1012
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Joint-Organizer AFSAAP '99
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