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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... narrative images found in ordinary conversations can manifestly convey one set of meanings while covertly expressing quite another. This makes biological sense. The deceptions and manipulations that we impose on one another must be ...
... narrative images found in ordinary conversations can manifestly convey one set of meanings while covertly expressing quite another . This makes biological sense . The deceptions and manipula- tions that we impose on one another must be ...
... narratives of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny . Nonverbal deception is probably part of an infant's hard - wired psychological survival kit , but explicit verbal lying is a developmental acquisition that is dependent on a high level of ...
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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 |