Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind Smith DavidPaperback
Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind Smith DavidPaperback Deceit, lying, and falsehoods lie at the very heart of our cultural heritage. Our seemingly insatiable…
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Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind Smith DavidPaperback
Deceit, lying, and falsehoods lie at the very heart of our cultural heritage. 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. Even the founding myth of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the story of Adam and Eve, revolves around a lie.
The ever-present possibility of deceit is a crucial dimension of all human relationships, even the most central: our relationships with our own selves.Why We Lie elucidates the essential role that deception and self-deception have played in evolution and shows that the very structure of our minds has been shaped from our earliest beginnings by the need to deceive. These tales of deception are so enthralling because they speak to something fundamental in the human condition. Smith shows us