Bibliograph

The folly of fools, the logic of deceit and self-deception in human life, Robert Trivers

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The folly of fools, the logic of deceit and self-deception in human life, Robert Trivers

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The folly of fools

Oclc number

701015481

Responsibility statement

Robert Trivers

Sub title

the logic of deceit and self-deception in human life

Table Of Contents

The evolutionary logic of self-deception -- Deception in nature -- Neurophysiology and levels of imposed self-deception -- Self-deception in the family-- and the split self -- Deceit, self-deception, and sex -- The immunology of self-deception -- The psychology of self-deception -- Self-deception in everyday life -- Self-deception in aviation and space disasters -- False historical narratives -- Self-deception and war -- Religion and self-deception -- Self-deception and the structure of the social sciences -- Fighting self-deception in our own lives

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