From the bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence comes a penetrating analysis of the
many ways we deceive ourselves. Daniel Goleman draws on evidence of all kinds—from …

Everyone says that lying is wrong. But when we say that lying is bad and hurtful and that we
would never intentionally tell a lie, are we really deceiving anyone? In this wise and …

Most of us believe that facing the complete truth about ourselves is the cornerstone of mental
health. But, argues one of the world's most distinguished social psychologists, the opposite …

" I speak the truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare...."--Montaigne" All cruel
people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.'"--Tennessee Williams Truth and …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER•“From The New Yorker's beloved cultural critic comes a
bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from …

Self-deception occurs because we often see the world the way we would like it to be, rather
than the way it is. Our brains so long for things the way we want them, we might not even be …

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 …

Virtually every aspect of self-deception, including its definition and paradigmatic cases, is a
matter of controversy among philosophers. Minimally, self-deception involves a person who …

Deception is a universal feature of life, at all levels and in all relationships both within
species and between species, inside individuals and outside, with strong effects on both …

With a new chapter This new edition of Herbert Fingarette's classic study in philosophical
psychology now includes a provocative recent essay on the topic by the author. A seminal …