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  • Chapter 11 - From Deepfake to Psychotherapy: The Aesthetics of Deception Today

  • Jonas Grethlein, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
  • Book:
    The Ancient Aesthetics of Deception
    Published online:
    23 August 2021
    Print publication:
    16 September 2021, pp 257-282

  • Summary

    The final chapter commences with an episode from Petronius, which illustrates that it would be rewarding to look for the aesthetics of deception in Latin literature. However, instead of staying within the temporal boundaries of antiquity, I conclude my inquiry with some contemporary spotlights. By no means did apatē have the reception history of mimēsis, and yet, I contend, its association of aesthetic illusion with deception has particular force in our world. After pointing out a significant shift of focus from the ancient to the present aesthetics of deception, I discuss examples from journalism, politics, art and psychotherapy that in various ways engage with immersion and deception.