Self And Deception

Author : The Arbinger Institute
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1576755029
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leadership and Self-deception written by The Arbinger Institute and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains why self-deception is at the heart of many leadership problems, identifying destructive patterns that undermine the successes of potentially excellent professionals while revealing how to improve teamwork, communication, and motivation. Reprint.

Author : , The Arbinger Institute
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1626567174
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Outward Mindset written by , The Arbinger Institute and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unknowingly, too many of us operate from an inward mindset—a narrow-minded focus on self-centered goals and objectives. When faced with personal ineffectiveness or lagging organizational performance, most of us instinctively look for quick-fix behavioral band-aids, not recognizing the underlying mindset at the heart of our most persistent challenges. Through true stories and simple yet profound guidance and tools, The Outward Mindset enables individuals and organizations to make the one change that most dramatically improves performance, sparks collaboration, and accelerates innovation—a shift to an outward mindset.

Author : Herbert Fingarette
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520923638
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Deception written by Herbert Fingarette and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-02-23 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 work, the book has deeply influenced the fields of philosophy, ethics, psychology, and cognitive science, and it remains an important focal point for the large body of literature on self-deception that has appeared since its publication. How can one deceive oneself if the very idea of deception implies that the deceiver knows the truth? The resolution of this paradox leads Fingarette to fundamental insights into the mind at work. He questions our basic ideas of self and the unconscious, personal responsibility and our ethical categories of guilt and innocence. Fingarette applies these ideas to the philosophies of Sartre and Kierkegaard, as well as to Freud's psychoanalytic theories and to contemporary research into neurosurgery. Included in this new edition, Fingarette's most recent essay, "Self-Deception Needs No Explaining (1998)," challenges the ideas in the extant literature.

Author : Robert Trivers
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780141019918
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deceit and Self-Deception written by Robert Trivers and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We lie to ourselves every day: about how well we drive, how much we're enjoying ourselves - even how good looking we are. In this ground-breaking book, Robert Trivers examines not only how we self-deceive, but also why, taking fascinating examples from aviation disasters, con artists, sexual betrayals and conflicts within families. Revealing, provocative and witty, Deceit and Self-Deception is one of the most vital books written this century, and will make you rethink everything that you think you know. 'Original and important . . . remarkable, thick with ideas.' Financial Times 'One of the great thinkers in the history of Western thought.' Steven Pinker 'A swift tour of links between deception and evolutionary progress . . . fascinating.' Economist 'I devoured it from cover to cover . . . exhilarating.' Guardian 'A powerful book . . . essential for anyone who wants to try to counter their own unconscious biases.' Independent

Author : Gregg A. Ten Elshof
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467439703
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Told Me So written by Gregg A. Ten Elshof and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you’ve ever deceived yourself? Then this book is for you. Think you’ve never deceived yourself? Then this book is really for you.

Author : Alfred R. Mele
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691057451
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Deception Unmasked written by Alfred R. Mele and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-deception raises complex questions about the nature of belief and the structure of the human mind. In this book, Alfred Mele addresses four of the most critical of these questions: What is it to deceive oneself? How do we deceive ourselves? Why do we deceive ourselves? Is self-deception really possible? Drawing on cutting-edge empirical research on everyday reasoning and biases, Mele takes issue with commonplace attempts to equate the processes of self-deception with those of stereotypical interpersonal deception. Such attempts, he demonstrates, are fundamentally misguided, particularly in the assumption that self-deception is intentional. In their place, Mele proposes a compelling, empirically informed account of the motivational causes of biased beliefs. At the heart of this theory is an appreciation of how emotion and motivation may, without our knowing it, bias our assessment of evidence for beliefs. Highlighting motivation and emotion, Mele develops a pair of approaches for explaining the two forms of self-deception: the "straight" form, in which we believe what we want to be true, and the "twisted" form, in which we believe what we wish to be false. Underlying Mele's work is an abiding interest in understanding and explaining the behavior of real human beings. The result is a comprehensive, elegant, empirically grounded theory of everyday self-deception that should engage philosophers and social scientists alike.

Author : Robert Trivers
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 0465027555
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Folly of Fools written by Robert Trivers and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the author's theorized evolutionary basis for self-deception, which he says is tied to group conflict, courtship, neurophysiology, and immunology, but can be negated by awareness of it and its results.

Author : Daniel Goleman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684831074
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Lies, Simple Truths written by Daniel Goleman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1985 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A penetrating analysis of the dark corners of human deception, enlivened by intriguing case histories and experiments.

Author : Eric Funkhouser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351378635
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Deception written by Eric Funkhouser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-deception poses longstanding and fascinating paradoxes. Philosophers have questioned whether, and how, self-deception is even possible; evolutionary theorists have debated whether it is adaptive. For Sigmund Freud self-deception was a fundamental key to understanding the unconscious, and from The Bible to The Great Gatsby literature abounds with characters renowned for their self-deception. But what exactly is self-deception? Why is it so puzzling? How is it performed? And is it harmful? In this thorough and clearly written introduction to the philosophy and psychology of self-deception, Eric Funkhouser examines and assesses these questions and more: Clarification of the conceptual background and "Basic problem" of self-deception, including Freud and Davidson and the important debate between intentionalists and motivationalists Deflationary accounts that appeal to cognitive and motivational biases, with emphasis on how motives and emotions drive self-deception Intentional self-deception and the "divided mind," including the role of the unconscious in recent psychological research Challenges that self-deception poses for philosophy of mind and psychology, especially for our understanding of intention, belief, and deception Biology and moral psychology of self-deception: Is self-deception functional or beneficial? Are the self-deceived to be held accountable? Combining philosophical analysis with the latest psychological research, and including features such as chapter summaries, annotated recommended reading and a glossary, Self-Deception is an excellent resource for students of philosophy of mind and psychology, moral psychology and ethics, as well as those in related fields such as psychology and cognitive science.

Author : Brian P. McLaughlin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520061231
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Self-Deception written by Brian P. McLaughlin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988-09 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and literature will welcome this collection of original essays on self-deception and related phenomena such as wishful thinking, bad faith, and false consciousness. The book has six sections, each exploring self-deception and related phenomena from a different perspective.