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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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About the Authors
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
- Howard Bloom, author of Global Brain
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