{"product_id":"self-deception-unmasked-9780691057453","title":"Self-Deception Unmasked","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelf-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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred R. Mele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.50w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691057453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred R. Mele, \u003c\/b\u003e the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eIrrationality, Springs of Action, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAutonomous Agents.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Action\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eMental Causation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40660608254067,"sku":"9.78069E+12","price":66.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_51ddb068-638b-4014-8a0a-922f18cf6c54.jpg?v=1673446152","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/self-deception-unmasked-9780691057453","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}