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- catalog abstract "Annotation 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.".
- catalog contributor b11951507.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description "Annotation 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.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction: Approaches, Puzzles, Biases, and Agency -- Ch. 2. Garden-Variety Straight Self-Deception: Some Psychological Processes -- Ch. 3. Self-Deception without Puzzles -- Ch. 4. Attempted Empirical Demonstrations of Strict Self-Deception -- Ch. 5. Twisted Self-Deception -- Ch. 6. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 148 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0691057443 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0691057451 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Princeton monographs in philosophy".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog subject "128/.3 21".
- catalog subject "BD439 .M45 2000".
- catalog subject "Self-deception.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction: Approaches, Puzzles, Biases, and Agency -- Ch. 2. Garden-Variety Straight Self-Deception: Some Psychological Processes -- Ch. 3. Self-Deception without Puzzles -- Ch. 4. Attempted Empirical Demonstrations of Strict Self-Deception -- Ch. 5. Twisted Self-Deception -- Ch. 6. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Self-deception unmasked / Alfred R. Mele.".
- catalog type "text".