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The folly of fools

by Robert Trivers, Santiago Foz (argentino)

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Explores the author's theorized evolutionary basis for self-deception, which he says is tied to group conflict, courtship, neurophysiology, and immunology, but can be negated by awareness of it and its results.

Social aspectsDeceptionSelf-deceptionPsychological aspectsNew York Times reviewedBehavior evolution