Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics is an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Martin Jay, Ehrman Professor of European History Emeritus at UC Berkeley. The conversation explores Martin Jay’s extensive research on lying in politics from Plato and St. Augustine to Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss which culminated in his book The Virtues of Mendacity.
This conversation has been released in a carefully-edited video format and as an enhanced book, while Martin Jay is also featured in six short documentaries – all details are below.
“I am very impressed by the quality of the video and book that Ideas Roadshow produced based on our conversation. Much effort was put into editing the text and producing a helpful introduction, while finishing with such insightful questions for discussion. It really makes for a very powerful pedagogical tool, which should get used widely.” – Martin Jay
This enhanced book is available in electronic format on all major booksellers, including:
Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics is part of the 5-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About The History of Ideas, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
Martin Jay is also featured in 6 short documentaries together with several other renowned researchers.
