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Born Liars: Why We Can't Live without Deceit

Our attitudes to lying are confused and contradictory — you might even say, self-deceiving. On the one hand we hate lies, and liars. On the other, we all indulge in fibs, tall tales and fantasies. If lying is wrong, why do we all do it — both to others, and to ourselves? In Born Liars, Ian Leslie argues that, far from being a bug in the human software, lying is central to who we are; that we cannot understand ourselves without first understanding the dynamics of deceit. Using a vivid, panoramic style, he explores the role of deception and self-deception in our childhoods, our careers, and our health, and the part played by lies — both black and white — in art, advertising, sport, politics and war.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 390
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781849164245
  • Genres
  • psychology, science, philosophy, neuroscience, sociology
  • Release date
  • 2011