Denial
Subtitle: self-deception, false beliefs, and the origins of the human mind
By: Ajit Varki and Danny Brower
Contributors: Brower, Danny L.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Twelve
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9781455511914
Subjects: Denial (Psychology); Evolutionary psychology; Human evolution
Description: Describes why humans are able to deny reality and ignore their own inevitable deaths to the detriment of the entire species and what might be done to change this mindset.
Notes: "First edition, June 2013"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-360) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: An improbable but true story; title: Where did we come from, and how did we get here?; title: Becoming smarter shouldn't be hard; title: There are no free lunches or free smarts; title: Many levels of awareness; title: The wall; title: Breaking though the wall; title: How did reality denial emerge?; title: Evidence for reality denial is all around us!; title: Too smart for our own good; title: A tale of two futures: are you a pessimist or an optimist?; title: On the positive value of human reality denial; title: Explaining the mysterious origin of us; title: Future directions; title: Epilogue; title: Coda.