The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life
Categories: Science & Math
Evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers argues that self-deception evolved because it helps us deceive others more convincingly. Drawing on biology, psychology and history, he examines how self-deception shapes everyday life, families, war, religion and science, and shows its costs in disasters such as plane crashes and failed wars. Trivers explains how the logic of deceit runs from the behavior of animals to the decisions of nations.
Recommended by 1 person
- Shane Parrish: “Books Everyone Should Read on Psychology and Behavioral Economics … I wanted to choose books that these military leaders wouldn’t normally have come across in everyday life. Books they were unlikely to have read. Books that offered perspective. — The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life by Robert Trivers”