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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... Liars TheStone Age Mind The Ubiquity of Deceit What is a Lie? The Puzzle of Self-Deception 2 - Manipulators and Mind Readers Mind Reading Poker-Faced Liars Mimics, Models, and Dupes Lie Detection and Confusing the Enemy A Hierarchy of ...
... the borderland between science and science-yet-to-be, in a wild place where there are few paths and the signposts are scarce and difficult to read. I hope that you enjoy the journey. 1 Natural-Born Liars Lying is universal—we all do it; we.
... Liars. Lying is universal—we all do it; we all must do it. —Mark Twain Mel dug furiously with her bare hands to extract the large succulent corm from the rock-hard Ethiopian ground. It was the dry season and food was scarce. Corms are ...
... Liar, Liar! in which a lawyer wreaks havoc when he is placed under a spell condemning him to be truthful for twenty-four ... liars. What. is. a. Lie? When we think of lying, we typically think of explicit verbal falsehoods. The philosopher ...
... liars, so the myth goes, always know what they are doing: they are calculating and exquisitely aware of their deceptions. People who lie without knowing that they are lying are thought to be at best confused and at worst insane ...
Contents
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The Evolution of Machiavelli | 50 |
The Architecture of the Machiavellian Mind | 79 |
Social Poker | 104 |
Hot Gossip | 122 |
Machiavelli on the Couch | 148 |
Conspiratorial Whispers and Covert Operations | 168 |
Descartess Demon | 195 |
Index | 233 |
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Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind David Livingstone Smith No preview available - 2004 |