An antidote to self-deception

an evolutionary explantion of self-deception

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Belladona an Antidote to Opium

grains viij of solid opium, but he did not weigh it. At midnight it was discovered that he was sleeping so soundly that he could not be awaked. Dr. C. M. Smith saw him three-quarters of an hour later, viz., at a quarter to one on the morning of the 19th. lie was then perfectly insensible, his pupils were contracted to the size of a pin's head, and his breathing sterterous. Dr. Smith gave him an...

How to Cure Self-Deception: An Augustinian Remedy

Lying and Deception Lying and Self-deception

Questions about truthfulness occur in many contexts—when parents ask their children if they are using recreational drugs, when an employer ask applicants about the reasons they left their last job, when international leaders consider each others’ threats or promises, when voters evaluate candidates’ promises, when physicians consider a patient’s complaint, when at the start of a romantic encoun...

Federalism as an Effective Antidote to Terrorism

Many governments as well as terrorist experts see the use of military and police forces as the only way to effectively counter terrorism. The most effective negative sanctions are considered to be military strikes, aggressive actions (including kidnapping and killing) against individuals known or suspected of being terrorists, or against persons supporting and harboring terrorists. Overt and co...