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Deception as Mimicry

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: What is the nature of deception? What does it take for an organism to deceive another one? In this article we address these questions by appealing to the concept of mimicry. More precisely, we argue that a fruitful perspective regards deception as an instance of mimicry rather than the reverse. Conceiving of deception as an instance of mimicry has a number of interesting consequences: It draws connections between different areas of research, vindicates a functional approach to deception by providing a satisfactory answer to some recent objections, and suggests some worries for game-theoretic approaches to deception.

Source: Philosophy of Science

DOI: 10.1017/psa.2023.156

Authors: Marc Artiga, Cédric Paternotte

Institutions: Universitat de València, Sorbonne Université

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy and History of Science

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,255