1.  What it says:  Human intellect is an ephemeral thing, but man does not realize  this.
What it does:  Begins with a "myth"/story, mocking human pretense at knowledge.
2.  What it says:  Human pride in the intellect leads to deception.
What it does:  Introduces theme of "lies," continues mocking pretense of knowledge.
3.  What it says:  Deception is a central, inescapable part of human experience.
What it does:  Leads into the question in the final sentence:  where does drive for truth come from (mockingly? tone?)?
4.  What it says:  Lying is essentially a social and linguistic phenomenon, where people resent the consequences of being deceived, not so much deception itself.
What it does:  Undermines the usual view of lying as being an interior, moral thing -- it's a practical issue.
5.  What it says:  Words are arbitrary and do not correspond with truth -- there are a number of significant gaps between what we say and what is really out there.
What it does:  Warrants some of his assertions in terms of physiology and how we actually see things, attach words to them.
6.  What it says:   Concepts (such as "honesty") are essentially arbitrary, because the similarites among the objects that make up the concept are overemphasized at the expense of the individual objects. 
What it does:  Brings in "concept" as a key demon-term; cites honesty/truth as a concept, whioch therefore has no real existence.  
7.  What it says:  Truths are illusions or metaphors that we have forgotten are illusions or metaphors.
What it does:  A very short paragraph for emphasis; undermines the idea of truth since it is essentially a mental contruct, with no "real world" basis.  Attempts to possibly shock?  Critiques Plato's ideas of truth/rhetoric.
8.  What it says: Lies can only be accepted as truth due to our forgetfulness and unconsious use of metaphors
What it does: He uses metaphors (camel-mammal) ironically to prove his argument of the unconsious acceptance of lies.
9.  What it says: Only by forgetting the role of the metaphor and realizing that we are creative, we are able to rest.
What it does: Preps the reader to accept one of his exceptions to the rule--art.
10.  What it says:  One's perception of the world is based on our position in the world.
What it does:  Explains that we define ourselves based on our surroundings.
11.  What it says:  One must be like the scientific investigator and always work out an understanding of the anthropomorphic truth around us.
What it does:  Gives us a guidline on how to interprate the world around us through scientific or empirical truth.
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13.  What it says: Intellect is free when is stripped of the boundaries of strict rationality. Its better to be decieved.
What it does:  It explains the difference between the liberated intellect and the rigid concepts that entrap the mind guided by rationality.
14.  What it says: There are two types of man: the rational and the intuitive, which represent all mankind. 
What it does: Compares and contrasts artistic and inartistic approaches to life. Priveleges the intuitive man.

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