Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind - Rilegato

Smith, David Livingstone

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ISBN 10: 0312310390 ISBN 13: 9780312310394

Casa editrice: St Martins Pr, 2004

Riassunto

A biological and psychological analysis of the human practice of lying reveals the role played by deception and self-deception in evolution, demonstrating how the structure of the brain is shaped by a need to deceive. 10,000 first printing.

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David Livingstone Smith is currently a professor of philosophy and co-founder and director of the Institute for Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Psychology at the University of New England.

David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D., is currently a professor of philosophy and co-founder and director of the Institute for Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Psychology at the University of New England. He has published widely in the areas of deception and self-deception. A longtime professor in London, he now lives in Scarborough, Maine.

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"Written with snap, panache, and the sort of insights that stop you in your tracks."
- Howard Bloom, author of Global Brain

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: St Martins Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0312310390
• ISBN 13: 9780312310394
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile