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Self-deception is common and universal, and the cause of most human tragedies. Of course, the science of self-deception can help us to live better and get more out of life. But it can also cast a murky light on human nature and the human condition, for example, on such exclusively human phenomena as anger, depression, fear, pity, pride, dream making, love making, and god making, not to forget age-old philosophical problems such as selfhood, virtue, happiness, and the good life. Nothing, in the end, could possibly be more important.

Burton provides an excellent explanation of how we use psychological defence mechanisms to protect ourselves from painful truths. -- The Psychiatrist

A nuanced examination... Burton's exploration of self-deception is intellectually appealing, both for readers steeped in psychoanalytic thought and the layperson. An abundance of everyday examples clearly illustrates a range of behaviours, from denial and repression to scapegoating and magical thinking... -- The US Review of Books (Recommended)

Burton guides the reader to unlearn, rediscover, and return to wholeness. It is a journey out of Plato's cave... -- The International Review of Books

Burton is never short of an interesting and sharp judgment. -- Prof Peter Toohey, Psychology Today

I've read many Neel Burton books. He's a wonderful writer and able to immerse you lightly in pretty heavy stuff. -- Adrian Bailey, Vine Voice

About the author

Dr Neel Burton FRSA is a psychiatrist, philosopher, and wine-lover who lives and teaches in Oxford, England. He is a Fellow of Green-Templeton College in the University of Oxford, and the recipient of the Society of Authors' Richard Asher Prize, the British Medical Association's Young Authors' Award, the Medical Journalists' Association Open Book Award, and a Best in the World Gourmand Award. His work has featured in the likes of Aeon, the Spectator, and the Times, and been translated into several languages.

Contents

Introduction and Overview

Part I: Abstraction

1. Denial
2. Repression
3. Dissociation
4. Intellectualization
5. Rationalization
6. Positive Illusions
7. Depression

Part II: Transformation

8. Displacement
9. Scapegoating
10. Somatization
11. Reaction Formation
12. Stockholm Syndrome
13. Undoing
14. Minimization and Exaggeration
15. Symbolization and Dream Interpretation
16. Reification and the Self
17. Magical Thinking

Part III: Evasion through Fraud or Fantasy

18. Vagueness
19. Inauthenticity
20. Reconstruction of Reality
21. Confabulation
22. Splitting
23. Dehumanization
24. Daydreaming
25. Regression

Part IV: Evasion through People or the World

26. Socialization
27. Garrulousness
28. Dramatization
29. Grandiosity
30. Humour
31. Asceticism
32. Sublimation
33. Altruism
34. Anticipation
35. Fear and Anxiety

Part V: Projection

36. Projection
37. Projective Identification
38. Idealization
39. Devaluation
40. Identification

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