Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious MindDeceit, lying, and falsehoods lie at the very heart of our cultural heritage. Even the founding myth of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the story of Adam and Eve, revolves around a lie. We have been talking, writing and singing about deception ever since Eve told God, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." Our seemingly insatiable appetite for stories of deception spans the extremes of culture from King Lear to Little Red Riding Hood, retaining a grip on our imaginations despite endless repetition. These tales of deception are so enthralling because they speak to something fundamental in the human condition. The ever-present possibility of deceit is a crucial dimension of all human relationships, even the most central: our relationships with our very own selves. |
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... Deception 2 - Manipulators and Mind Readers Mind Reading Poker-Faced Liars Mimics, Models, and Dupes Lie Detection and Confusing the Enemy A Hierarchy of Deceptions 3 - The Evolution of Machiavelli Selfish Genes, Unselfish People? The ...
The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith. Biology whispers deep within us. —David Barash To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become ...
The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith. Preface. At every level, from ... deceive has an ancient pedigree. We find it in many forms, at all levels, throughout the natural kingdom. Even viruses ...
... deception just because they seem far-fetched. Nature is far-fetched. Deceptive creatures have an edge over their competitors in the relentless struggle to survive and reproduce that drives the engine of evolution. As well-honed survival ...
... deception available to a wider audience. The ability to harness the magic of words, and the capacity for self-deception that came it its wake, reconfigured the human psyche. In order to hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves, we ...
Contents
The Evolution of Machiavelli | |
The Architecture of the Machiavellian Mind | |
Social Poker | |
Hot Gossip | |
Machiavelli on the Couch | |
Conspiratorial Whispers and Covert Operations | |
Praise for Why We | |
Psychological Biases and Defense | |
Index | |
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Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith No preview available - 2004 |