Why We Lie by David Livingstone Smith

Why We Lie by David Livingstone Smith

Philosopher Smith examines deception not as a moral failing but as a genuinely deep-rooted evolutionary adaptation, tracing how self-deception and lying to others became embedded in human psychology because they conferred real survival and social advantages.

Combining evolutionary psychology with philosophy of mind, the book argues that understanding lying's evolutionary function offers genuine insight into everyday human behaviour, from social diplomacy to self-serving rationalisation, that moralistic condemnation alone cannot explain.

A thought-provoking evolutionary psychology examination of humanity's relationship with deception.

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