{"product_id":"why-we-lie-the-evolutionary-roots-of-deception-and-the-unconscious-mind","title":"Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeceit  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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44967932887093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312310390","price":61.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312310394.jpg?v=1770643483","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/why-we-lie-the-evolutionary-roots-of-deception-and-the-unconscious-mind","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}