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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The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith. WHY WE LIE THE EVOLUTIONARY ROOTS OF DECEP'l'lON AND THE UNCONSCIOUS MINI) DAVID LIVINGSTONE SMITH K In memory of my grandparents, Herman and Bertha ...
The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith. Why We. The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith St Mam'n's Griffin New York Q.
The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith. Table. of. Contents. Title Page ... Evolution of Machiavelli Selfish Genes, Unselfish People? The Arms Race The Pinnochio Problem 4 - The Architecture ...
... evolve. Over immense expanses of prehistory, our ancestors acquired minds with a distinctively human cast—a range of ... Evolutionary biology teaches us that the tendency to deceive has an ancient pedigree. We find it in many forms, at ...
... evolution. As well-honed survival machines, human beings are also naturally deceptive. Deceit is the Cinderella of human nature; essential to our humanity but disowned by its perpetrators at every turn. It is normal, natural, and ...
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 |