| Deception Contributor(s): Marar, Ziyad (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844651517 ISBN-13: 9781844651511 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Deception begins at home - the most convincing liars convince themselves first. Sellers and buyers, parents and children, friends and lovers conceal from each other that they don't believe or want the same things. Ziyad Marar throws a revealing light on the many ways deception is woven into the texture of human life: our biological wiring leaves us easy prey to persuasive illusions, while our contradictory desires (for sex and honesty, money and kindness, cake and weight loss) force us to create self-serving stories. We manage flattering impressions with effortless skill, while pretending our sins and self-indulgences are beyond our control. Drawing on insights from philosophy, psychology, and literature, Marar explores the implications of Kant's humbling thought that "out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Series: Art of Living (McGill-Queen) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.68" W x 8.16" (0.52 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most of us think we are about 15 per cent cleverer, nicer, more attractive and better drivers than others think we are. It seems deception begins at home. After all the most convincing liars convince themselves first. Sellers and buyers, parents and children, friends and lovers must conceal from each other the unutterable truth that they don't believe or want the same things. In this book, Ziyad Marar throws a revealing light on the many ways deception is woven into the texture of human life: our wiring leaves us easily suckered by persuasive illusions, while our contradictory desires (for sex and honesty, money and kindness, for cake and losing weight) force us to cook up self-serving stories. We manage flattering impressions with effortless skill, while pretending our sins and self-indulgences are beyond our control.Drawing on insights from philosophy, psychology and literature, Marar explores the implications for living well in the shadow of Kant's humbling thought that out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made. |