This introductory philosophy text is based on the idea that philosophy is an exciting subject, accessible to everyone. It combines substantial original sources with detailed commentary and explanation.

For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer: love and lies have always been the most intimate of bedfellows. And Clancy Martin - divorced twice, married three times - is no stranger to either. With help from Plato, Machiavelli, Raymond Carver and Pinocchio, here he explores the entanglements of love, truthfulness and deceit.