Description: Further DetailsTitle: Why We LieCondition: NewISBN-10: 0312310404EAN: 9780312310400ISBN: 9780312310400Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.Format: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/07/2007Description: Deceit, 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. Now, for the first time, philosopher and evolutionary psychologist David Livingstone Smith elucidates the essential role that deception and self-deception have played in human - and animal - evolution and shows that the very structure of our minds has been shaped from our earliest beginnings by the need to deceive.Smith shows us that by examining the stories we tell, the falsehoods we weave, and the unconscious signals we send out, we can learn much about ourselves and how our minds work. Readers of Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker will find much to intrigue them in this fascinating book, which declares that our extraordinary ability to deceive others - and even our own selves - "lies" at the heart of our humanity.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 215mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 343gAuthor: David Livingstone SmithGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Why We Lie
Title: Why We Lie
ISBN-10: 0312310404
EAN: 9780312310400
ISBN: 9780312310400
Release Date: 08/07/2007
Release Year: 2007
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Why We Lie : the Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Communication Studies, Life Sciences / Evolution, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Life Sciences / Biology, Interpersonal Relations
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 8.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines, Science, Psychology
Author: David Livingstone Smith
Item Length: 8.1 in
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
