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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... Poker-Faced Liars Mimics, Models, and Dupes Lie Detection and Confusing the Enemy A Hierarchy of Deceptions 3 - The ... Poker The Machiavellian Module Memory and Mind Reading An African Orphan. Playing Poker in the Dark Psychoanalysis Redux.
... Poker 104 6. Hot Gossip 122 7. Machiavelli on the Couch 148 8. Conspiratorial Whispers and Covert Operations 168 Coda : Descartes's Demon 195 Appendix I : Unconscious Creativity 199 Appendix II : Psychological Biases and Defense ...
... poker.” Once established, the need to cope with skilled social players became a selection pressure that escalated cognitive development even further. Between about five and seven million years ago the hominid and chimpanzee lines went ...
... poker . ” Once es- tablished , the need to cope with skilled social players became a selection pressure that escalated cognitive development even further . Between about five and seven million years ago the hominid 2 Preface.
... Poker-Faced. Liars. One way to fool others is to become invisible. Camouflage, or crypsis as biologists call it, is the art of concealment. It enables an animal to hide in plain sight either by blending in with its background or by ...
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 |