Hide and Seek, 2e: The Psychology of Self-Deception

Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love... Fyodor Dostoevsky

Self-deception is common and universal, and the cause of most human tragedies. Of course, the science of self-deception can help us to live better and get more out of life. But it can also cast a murky light on human nature and the human condition, for example, on such exclusively human phenomena as anger, depression, fear, pity, pride, dream making, love making, and god making, not to forget age-old philosophical problems such as selfhood, virtue, happiness, and the good life. Nothing, in the end, could possibly be more important.

Author: Neel Burton
Publisher: Acheron Press
Published: 05/12/2019
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9780992912796
ISBN10: 0992912792
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | General
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | General
- Psychology | Movements | Psychoanalysis