Abstract In this paper, I defend the view that self-deception is a moral failure. Instead of saying bad because it undermines our character or leads to morally deleterious consequences, as has been argued by Butler, Kant, Smith, and others, argue distinctive badness lies in tragic relationship bears own values. On one hand, motivated what we value. other prevents us from valuing those things pr...

The prediction error minimization framework (PEM) denotes a family of views that aim at providing unified theory perception, cognition, and action. In this paper, I discuss some the theoretical limitations PEM. It appears PEM cannot provide satisfactory explanation motivated reasoning, as instantiated in phenomena such self-deception, because its cognitive ontology does not have separate catego...

Both poor insight and depressive symptomatology are common features of schizophrenia that may be independent of positive and negative symptoms. Forty-six patients with DSM-III-R schizophrenia were evaluated for level of insight (schedule for unawareness of mental disorder), depression (Calgary depression scale for schizophrenia, Beck depression inventory), and self-deception or denial (balanced...

Deception techniques are Information Warfare strategies commonly used by biological organisms and organisations to gain an advantage during competition. In this paper we examine two related techniques, misperception and self-deception, which we relate to the four canonical Information Warfare strategies and Boyd's OODA loop model.

Two apparent paradoxes lie at the heart of discussion of self-deception, one focusing on belief, the other on intention. The belief paradox concerns how the self-deceived can combine the belief that p and the belief that not-p. The intention paradox concerns how the self-deceived can intend to believe that p, and manage it, without knowing what they are up to and vitiating it. Both are said to ...

Self-deception entails apparent conceptual paradoxes and poses the dilemma between two competing needs: the need for stability of the self-concept, on the one hand, and the need to accept reality, on the other. It is argued, first, that conceptual difficulties can be avoided by distinguishing two levels of explanation. Whereas, in a personal language, "the person" deceives him- or her-self, a c...

Deception is a central component of the personality 'Dark Triad' (Machiavellianism, Psychopathy and Narcissism). However, whether individuals exhibiting high scores on Dark Triad measures have a heightened deceptive ability has received little experimental attention. The present study tested whether the ability to lie effectively, and to detect lies told by others, was related to Dark Triad, Li...

Abstract This paper develops a critical account of evil. By referring to Kant’s moral philosophy, I argue that evil actions have reasons and cannot be explained in terms lack reason. However, these are not obvious but rather forms rational self-deception. therefore the phenomenon is complex involves three dimensions: (i) activity, (ii) reasons, (iii) (self-)deception.

Rivista di psichiatria, 2011, 46, 1 24 SUMMARY. The present study was designed to explore psychopathological correlates of self-deception in clinical and nonclinical individuals to ascertain whether self-deception was associated with higher hopelessness, a proxy of suicide risk. The patients were 58 consecutive psychiatric patients (30 men, 28 women) admitted to the Sant’Andrea Hospital’s psych...

We examine how unfavorable social comparisons differentially spur employees of varying hierarchical levels to engage in deception. Drawing on literatures in social psychology and workplace self-esteem, we theorize that negative comparisons cause senior employees to seek to improve reported relative performance measures via deception. In a first study, we use deceptive self-downloads on SSRN, th...