| 单词 | self-deception |
| 例句 | Perhaps this is just more self-deception, yet another attempt to prove to myself that I’m not worthless. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it self-deception or did she really feel warm to his touch? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dream his deepest feeling was always one of self-deception, because he did in fact know what was behind the wall of darkness. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The urge to catalog the myriad blunders in order to “learn from the mistakes” is for the most part an exercise in denial and self-deception. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z To ignore this science is to engage in self-deception, to tell ourselves a lie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “One of the brain’s most amazing abilities is for self-deception. So when there’s a disconnect between attitudes and behaviors, the brain changes attitude rather than changing behaviors.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He remembered remembering contrary things, but those were false memories, products of self-deception. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Little Elihue learned everything he needed to know well, particularly the fine art of self-deception. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred, and there are few notions more stirring than the idea of a neighboring planet inhabited by intelligent beings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Though “Trainwreck” is a robust comedy, ranging from genial to zingy to uproarious, it’s essentially a romantic melodrama of self-abasement, self-deception, and self-discovery. Everyone Is a "Trainwreck" 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z In a grimly practical way, the emotion of being inside one was a pleasant reassurance of self-deception. This nuclear fallout shelter was untouched for 55 years. It might come in handy now. 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Comstock had shown a worrying propensity for self-deception—first sign of mass deception—and Wigan Pier had been intensely critical of left intellectuals for much the same reason. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z He'd foreseen the whole ugly business from the first moment that he coughed up arterial blood, because his medical training forbade self-deception as much as his nature forbade self-pity. My hero: John Keats by Helen Dunmore 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z Without minimizing their capacity for callousness and self-deception, she invites us to appreciate the inventive resilience of their responses to the challenges life sends them. Anne Tyler traces a family line with 'A Spool of Blue Thread' 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z This fundamental insight frames Trivers' wide-ranging exploration of deceit and self-deception in the human and animal worlds. 'The Folly of Fools': If it doesn't kill you, deceit can make you smarter 2011-11-10T22:14:04Z For “The Nap” is also a comedy of deception, including self-deception, and the sort of willful, hilarious misunderstandings that have always been a basis for slapstick. Review: Great Pretenders Pocket Laughs in ‘The Nap’ 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Certainly, her characters, with their penchants for deception and self-deception, skew unsympathetic. An Italian vacation is not what two couples hoped in Delia Ephron's 'Siracusa' 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception,” he confesses. Gay Literature Is Out of the Closet. So Why Is Deception a Big Theme? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z The fake intellectual invites you to conspire in his own self-deception, to join in creating a fantasy world. High culture is being corrupted by a culture of fakes 2012-12-19T08:30:04Z This false, slippery narration, which the reader is called upon to interpret as self-deception, damns the 21st century flâneur. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z “Horn’s main insight is that much of the way we’ve developed to remember and narrate Jewish history is, at best, self-deception and, at worst, rubbish,” Yaniv Iczkovits writes in his review. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement But like most of Mr. Shinn’s work, this play is steeped in a gentle compassion for people trapped by self-deception. Review: At Hartford Stage, Expectations of Love and the Weight of Memory in ‘An Opening in Time’ 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z For all the film’s allegorical commentary on capitalism and morning-in-America self-deception, director Bennett Miller ultimately allowed the story to stay as it was: bizarre, bewildering and surpassingly sad. The best movies of 2014: ‘Boyhood,’ ‘Force Majeure,’ ‘Selma’ and more I had reversed our roles in my imagination – a fatal self-deception. ‘I couldn’t deal with it, it tore me apart’: surviving child sexual abuse 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Stevens's hollow rectitude and meticulous self-deception are related in the first person, and for the duration of the book, the reader inhabits his psyche fully. Teju Cole's top 10 novels of solitude 2011-08-24T11:45:07Z Her session with Eladio, for example, are conducting virtually, and this creates an additional hurdle for her to overcome in terms of cutting through whatever shields or layers of self-deception a patient erects. With Uzo Aduba as a therapist, "In Treatment" returns in a sunnier location for a darker time 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Read that book, and shiver at its lies, its emptiness, its triviality; shudder at the hollow cores of the world's most ambitious men and the self-deception of the fools who follow them. Forget Pippa Middleton's party pooper. Not all celebrity books are a bum deal 2012-11-15T11:45:50Z It's a succession of skilfully observed scenes, simultaneously funny and embarrassing, that illustrate her offhand humour, her self-deception and the web of little white lies that sustain her. Frances Ha – review 2013-07-27T23:07:03Z There are no saints, but the good guys and gals are skilled at self-deception. Seduced by Ayad Akhtar's 'Junk,' the new play that picks apart the Wall Street playbook 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z “Lady Sings the Blues” is an exemplary report of the corruption and self-deception on which the country ran, and the constant threat of violence by which racist policies and practices were enforced. The Art of Billie Holiday’s Life 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Morris sees truth as maddeningly difficult to find or to recognize, and believes that human stupidity and vanity and self-deception often prevent us from seeing it. "Tabloid": The beauty queen who "raped" a Mormon 2011-07-15T00:30:00Z And that, as Barak said, there's a difference between deception and self-deception. "This is not a whitewash": PBS filmmakers on working with documented liars for George W. Bush series 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Other versions of such characters are astounding enough in their bravado that the harm done by their lies is almost completely outstripped by the extremity of their self-deception. From "You" to "Barry," we're fascinated by audacious grifters: The man who deceives us and himself 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Again, it has become a conversation about the national image, this phoenix of self-deception that magically transforms conversations about what we have done into debates about what we look like. After Senate’s report on CIA interrogation tactics, it’s time to see who we really are 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z But they aren’t much of a match for the rationalization, self-deception, fatigue and slippery ethics that Mr. Ariely links to the lying game. Books of The Times: ‘The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty’ by Dan Ariely 2012-06-28T19:44:45Z Much of this play is about the politics of fear and the politics of self-deception, which are both American traditions. Stirring Up a Family From Scratch 2011-01-30T02:13:00Z There are also poems dedicated to thumbscrews, self-deception and sex toys. Review | Yusef Komunyakaa again brings his distinctive music to the page 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z That rush of discovery and possibility — being young in New York — is entwined with displacement, disconnection and self-deception. Young and Adrift in New York City 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z So instead of meeting that man, I met a man with a barrier of cognitive dissonance around him, and self-deception and mythology. Meet the narcissistic inventor of the bulletproof vest who "endangered as many lives as he saved" 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z “Magic in the Moonlight” revisits a plethora of Allen’s cardinal themes, subjects and settings, including but not limited to magic, fraud, self-deception, Twenties-era France and the perennial argument between empiricism and faith. ‘You know, I’m never happy’: Woody Allen discusses new ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ Like the other stories in this collection, it’s a saga of “credulity, wishful thinking, and self-deception”—and, in the end, of revelation. Sunday Reading: Schemes, Frauds, and Swindles 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Louise’s self-deception, the way she hides her drinking and her feelings about her husband, is obviously more a product of her alcoholism than her culture. This Week in Fiction: Jensen Beach 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z I’m interested in nostalgia, especially when it’s tainted by self-deception. This Week in Fiction: Elizabeth McKenzie 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Because the instances I have quoted are chosen almost casually from a myriad competing instances of overstatement, false generalisation, self-congratulation and self-deception, pure silliness, inanity. Reading is overrated 2011-02-17T15:48:22Z That cognitive dissonance, that self-deception to me, was something new that I had not thought about putting in any of my fictional films. Meet the narcissistic inventor of the bulletproof vest who "endangered as many lives as he saved" 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Artis “would die,” he thinks, “chemically prompted, in a subzero vault, in a highly precise medical procedure guided by mass delusion, by superstition and arrogance and self-deception.” Joshua Ferris Reviews Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K’ 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Chwe believes that Anne Elliot in Persuasion is a paragon of strategic thinking, but he does not notice how the novelist traps her heroine in self-deception. Jane Austen, Game Theorist by Michael Suk-Youg Chwe – review 2013-06-12T09:01:01Z The historical, cultural and personal forces that wear away at Ryder are unveiled at the same time as his self-deception becomes apparent.” ?Brideshead Revisited,? 30 Years Later 2011-12-30T17:00:00Z Sure, this facility offers “a highly precise medical procedure guided by mass delusion, by superstition and arrogance and self-deception,” but as Jeffrey asks himself, “Doesn’t the fact of imminent death encourage the deepest self-delusion?” Don DeLillo’s novel ‘Zero K’ captures the swelling fears of our age 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z But the story of a consciousness remaking itself, the story of stories, is also a story of self-deception. Rosh Hashanah with Miles Davis 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The next step may require a process that is every bit as unlikely as the convergence of self-awareness and self-deception that allowed us to break through the wall so many years ago. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z The incendiary 90-minute drama about a wealthy, powerful, young Wall Street Muslim American derailed by discrimination and self-deception was sharply acted at Arena Stage just last year. Review | Heaven sent: ‘Jesus Hopped the “A” Train’ at 1st Stage 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z It’s the most extreme version of a familiar self-deception. The Horrors of Rich-People Food, Fleshed Out on Film 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z This is a woman's picture, a domestic tragedy about the destructive effects of a lady's self-deception. Hitchcock's Dark Dreamboat: Farley Granger (1925-2011) 2011-03-30T16:55:00Z Shutov slaps her down, and instantly regrets it, "knowing that people never forgive you for refusing to join in games of self-deception". The Life of an Unknown Man by Andre? Makine 2010-10-02T11:18:00Z “Ties” is a portrait of marriage as an empty shell, a home for nothing other than mutual self-deception. A Novel of Infidelity in Dialogue with Elena Ferrante’s “The Days of Abandonment” 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Was it the illusion of flight or the illusion of love, was it self-deception or the deliberate choice of airy other-worldliness? Poem of the week: 'Time has disappeared/Lo temps s'es perdut' by Aurélia Lassaque 2013-02-11T11:28:12Z You’re not all that easy on yourself—you highlight your weaknesses, your indulgences, your moments of self-deception—and you turn that bracing clarity on those around you, too. Not Getting with the Program: An Interview with Meghan Daum 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z To deny that freedom involved self-deception or bad faith. Freedom fighter 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The characters are articulate, intelligent, confident, and capable of deception and self-deception on a scale worthy of Jane Austen. My Night with Maud 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z When she is reading Jane Austen, her notes are all about education, morality, self-deception, openness; sometimes she sounds rather like her predecessor. From the margins 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z That question bleats insistently throughout this mind-boggling relay of official incompetence, familial self-deception and ingenious duplicity. Movie Review: ‘The Imposter,’ About the Con Artist Frédéric Bourdin 2012-07-12T22:39:37Z The murder is a clue to the mysteries of character, experience and self-deception. Review: ‘American Crime,’ a Series Where Justice Is Far From Black or White 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z It joins a small but growing genre of obsidian-black, quasi-apocalyptic comedies each diagnosing demented fantasy and suicidal self-deception as characteristic symptoms of the feverish last days of American civilisation. God Bless America is a B-movie that hits the spot 2012-06-29T23:05:00Z Natural selection would seem to work against creatures who persistently fail to see the world as it is, yet self-deception seems to be deeply embedded in our psyches. 'The Folly of Fools': If it doesn't kill you, deceit can make you smarter 2011-11-10T22:14:04Z The vignettes, like the songs, are full of Costello’s jumpy wordplay, and they involve lust, infidelity, violence, predation, betrayal, deception, self-deception and other grown-up pastimes. Elvis Costello & the Imposters Are Still Blasting Away 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Dictators, like the rest of us, have an infinite capacity for self-deception. Dictator-lit: Saddam Hussein tortured metaphors, too 2011-03-31T15:17:36Z There is continual reference to fading looks, loneliness, and self-deception, perhaps the most memorable example being Julie Anne Stanzak's crazed performance as an ageing cheerleader, desperately trying to reprise her old routines. Zoi Dimitriou Company; Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch – review 2012-06-16T23:05:44Z The French administrator lives in a cloud of self-deception, believing in the beneficial impact of Racine and Proust on the local population. The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution – review 2013-04-02T13:37:00Z Polk’s willful self-deception is linked to her ability to wield power while denying she possessed it. The First Lady Who Begat Phyllis Schlafly, Nancy Reagan and Ivanka Trump? 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z There are also a lot of warnings: about a “celebrity-in-chief,” about lies and willful self-deception. T Bone Burnett Wants to Make Music to Heal Shrinking Attention Spans 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z It heads into prison, gives its Romeo a gay love affair with a troubled white convict, and observes its three main characters developing extremely hard shells yet crumbling under the pressures of secrets and self-deception. Out of prison and into the fire of race and sex in ‘Lights Rise on Grace’ 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z What counts is the deception, and the way it melts into self-deception. Film review: I Love You, Phillip Morris 2010-03-18T22:00:00Z It’s benign self-deception, and it is why we avidly follow sports teams, drink beer to excess and get drawn to religions that promise eternal life. Gene Weingarten: Why I laugh in the face of death 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z But the joke was on her, too, for self-deception was hard-wired into her DNA from the start. Perspective | With devastating quips, Dame Edna foretold a vacuous era of fame 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z It goes without saying that Fosse and Verdon are far from the only people ever to struggle with internal conflict and resort to self-deception. Lies, drugs, cheating and all that jazz: Nicole Fosse opens up about her famous Broadway parents 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z With artful indirection, Dr. Keilson delineated the psychology of dread, evasion, hatred and self-deception, and the complex relations between Jews and non-Jews in 1930s Germany. Hans Keilson, Novelist of Life in Nazi-Run Europe, Dies at 101 2011-06-02T21:23:44Z The movie, written by Mr. Wheatley and Robin Hill, implies that Bill’s belief in hippie rhetoric was an exercise in self-deception, camouflaging a deadbeat attitude that led him to where he is today. | 'Down Terrace': Trying to Sniff Out a Rat Hiding in a Toxic World 2010-10-14T23:21:00Z Instead, these stories are full of faithless spouses, relationships that unravel in an instant, built on mutual self-deception, if not outright lies. 'A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me': David Gates' signature riffs 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Why is it that genetic tendencies for self-deception are likely to propagate to the next generation? Is it impossible to trust one another in the information age? 2013-01-21T12:45:00Z There is a lot of self-deception going on, conscious or not. Rare ‘Gilgamesh’ tablet, once on view at the Museum of the Bible, is one step closer to being returned to Iraq 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Or is self-deception simply a psychological trick that enables us to live with unchecked moral pomposity and exceptionalism? Coyotes, the Ultimate American Tricksters 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Sick, shocked and defeated, Ellis Hock, supported only by a girl and a dwarf, must face not just those who would destroy him but the depth of his own self-deception. The Lower River by Paul Theroux – review 2012-05-31T07:00:03Z A chapter on prayer explores the age-old question of why anyone should bother praying to an all-powerful, all-knowing deity — for Daniel, prayer is the prime antidote to self-deception. Are you SBNR (spiritual but not religious)? 2013-03-02T13:00:00Z “A degree of self-deception,” a publisher tells Faye, “was an essential part of the talent for living.” Elusive leaps of grace and daring: Rachel Cusk's 'Kudos' 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z He represents the self-deception and viciousness underlying the south's much vaunted hospitality and chivalry that has for so long been the subject of sentimental celebration, not least by Hollywood movies. Django Unchained – review 2013-01-20T00:06:00Z I’m interested in abuses of power and deception, and self-deception. Alex Gibney interview: journey into the seductive world of Scientology 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Is his insistence on perpetual renunciation a form of self-deception? Twin Brothers on a Quest to Find the Next Dalai Lama 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Her journey from self-expression to self-deception, from wide-eyed American waif to the wife of a cruel boor, is excruciating to behold. Esi Edugyan's top 10 tales of Americans in Europe 2011-07-13T10:59:07Z One of the things the theater should be doing today, and rarely does, is lancing the boil of our own self-deception. Review: Skewering White Pieties About Diversity in ‘Admissions’ 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Though it isn’t possible to list them without spoiling the movie, suffice it to say that they paint alternating scenes of self-deception, trickery and heartbreak. Colin Farrell on Why He'll Never Make a More Unusual Film Than 'The Lobster' 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z "I met a man with a barrier of cognitive dissonance around him, and self-deception and mythology." Meet the narcissistic inventor of the bulletproof vest who "endangered as many lives as he saved" 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Posturing and self-deception aside, only a small minority of Americans truly believe that abortion is murder, and Donald Trump really stepped in it recently by exposing that fact. The moral deceit of pro-lifers: How Donald Trump accidentally revealed the true hypocrisy of the war on women 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s possible, Nikolai notes, that he inherited his self-deception and his willpower from her. A Grieving Mother Converses With Her Dead Son in Yiyun Li’s New Novel 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z In these plays as in much of his earlier work, he explored questions of honesty and self-deception, guilt and innocence, love and loyalty. Arthur Laurents, Playwright and Director on Broadway, Dies at 93 2011-05-06T04:27:34Z She is stoical, stubborn, smart and, with echoes of another great American icon of self-deception, somewhat reminiscent of Holden Caulfield's little sister, Phoebe. Schroder by Amity Gaige – review 2013-03-29T17:19:01Z Jewish artists, he concluded, contributed towards "our modern self-deception", and "Judaism is the evil conscience of our modern civilisation". A to Z of Wagner: J is for Jews 2013-06-13T15:31:05Z Morality, physics, theology, self-deception and grace pass between them, in halting verbosity and these friezes of guilt and incrimination. Best Performances of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Coakley said Christians need to overcome their unique “capacity for self-deception” about the historical role of their congregations in supporting racism before they can participate fully in the conversation. Theologians call Christian churches to acknowledge, address systemic racism 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Tromp believed that the prince's lie had eventually turned into self-deception. Nazi card proves Dutch Prince Bernhard joined Hitler's party 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Yet for the reader, the book is clearly a cautionary tale about the cost of self-deception and the senselessness of shrinking from love. The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The exhilaration that the actress engenders in captivating crescendos is a testament to the all-consuming power of self-deception. Review | ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Kennedy Center quakes with a volcanic Norma 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z There might have been some good ideas in here about ambition and ambivalence, desire and self-deception. Review | ‘Don’t Worry Darling’: Trouble in paradise, close by ‘Twilight Zone’ 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Fielder uses the bizarre premise and his exaggerated comedic character to raise questions about authenticity and self-deception rather than answering them. In HBO’s bizarre, hilarious ‘The Rehearsal,’ Nathan Fielder helps people prepare for real-life moments 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The same tribalism and self-deception that led these two men to extreme lengths is endemic in the world of Republican voters. January 6 committee makes it clear: MAGA is a cult 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z For the Bosnian Serbs, however, this self-deception is part of a larger remaking of reality, a surge of grievance and denialism that now threatens to break the country apart. Bosnia on the Brink 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Who better to tell us what acts of repression and self-deception are being performed right now by right-thinking leftists and liberals? Review | In these disappointing essays, David Mamet can’t close the deal 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z With an unwavering eye and piercing intellect, Ms. Didion revealed an America gripped by moral decadence and self-deception, in thrall to false narratives that offered little explanation about how the world worked. Joan Didion, who chronicled American decadence and hypocrisy, dies at 87 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z “White innocence” insulates this country from its sins and allows us to live with self-deception. Opinion | The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict is American madness incarnate 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z The same tribalism and self-deception that led these two men to extreme lengths is endemic in the world of Republican voters. January 6 committee makes it clear: MAGA is a cult 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z “Woman Like Me” ponders the crucial difference in a relationship between complacency and consistency; “Love Is A Game” laments the seductive ease of self-deception. Review: There are many heirs to her throne, but Adele is still queen of the ugly-cry ballad 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Or perhaps, worse still, his brand of self-deception makes his life unbearable; he defines himself by his worst moment — the secret he confided to Teresa. Review: A secret becomes a heavy burden in Jhumpa Lahiri's latest translation of Domenico Starnone 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z At the intersection of punk and commerce is a great deal of denial, useful self-deception on both sides. Review: Remember selling out? A new book clocks the last generation of indie bands that went big 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Here’s a movie about two fashionable survivors that portrays them as endearing even in their self-deception. Review: Madcap mother-daughter duo enlivens downward social spiral of 'El Planeta' 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Such a class is too susceptible to self-deception and hubris. Opinion | Where Does the Catholic Church Go From Here? 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Given our profound capacity for self-deception, isn’t it likely that when you think you’ve left the cave, you’ve actually just swapped one set of illusions for another? Quantum Mechanics, Plato's Cave and the Blind Piranha 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z An intriguing area of self-deception involves the relationship between what we pay for something and how we judge it. Review | We’re constantly fooling ourselves — and that’s (mostly) okay 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Those sentences are honed to skewer pretense, presumption and self-deception with one and the same period. Review: A social comedy on 'detransitioning' asks: Who is anyone to judge? 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Our human propensity for self-deception, of the kind that protects our cherished and narcissistically embellished view of ourselves, our false self, is boundless. Will Trump's illness break his hold over his followers? Mental health experts say probably not 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z If there was one moment that captured Barr's total immersion in Trump's ocean of self-deception and lies, it was that series of inane talking points. Bill Barr on Capitol Hill: Lies, evasions and a promise to "follow the law." Be very afraid 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z “But let’s work together on a one-state democratic solution. That, I think, we will look at very favourably. But closing one and wishful thinking about the other is just self-deception.” Jordan could 'look positively' on one-state solution if Palestinian-Israeli rights equal 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “If self-deception is functional, then it will endure,” Vedantam writes, insightfully. Review | We’re constantly fooling ourselves — and that’s (mostly) okay 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “Detransition, Baby” is in part about how ironic distance is itself a social feint, fraught with self-deception and peril. Review: A social comedy on 'detransitioning' asks: Who is anyone to judge? 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z These men have made a deep commitment and probably engaged in some willful self-deception to remain loyal to Trump. The Condoms of the Face: Why Some Men Refuse to Wear Masks 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z And yet, a glance at Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual words reveals the civil rights leader saw such moderation as a "fantasy of self-deception and comfortable vanity." Moderate Democrats are celebrating MLK. He was disgusted by them 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Eliot explains that his account is painful to write, so inimical to him is the idea of autobiography and the self-deception required to avoid confronting our weaknesses and errors. Never date a poet. They’ll always do the dirty on you | Alex Clark 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Trumpists also exist in an alternate reality of lies and self-deception, sustained by Fox News and other parts of the right-wing echo chamber. Trump's latest ludicrous con: Can the Impeachment Defense force save their hero? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Accepting their version of events, Berger conceded, amounted to “unintended self-deception”. Truth behind German businessman's 'anti-Nazi' father revealed 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of self-deception, which goes into working on a project like this. Indie game makers open up about the money they actually make 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z But there's a good chance at last that this capacity for self-deception among Trump diehards will be tested. Can Trump lie his way out of a recession? That actually might not work 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z But our capacity for unspeakable indecency and self-deception is also deep and real. Opinion | Ted Koppel is naive about Trump 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z “The terrible art of the candidate is to coddle the self-deception of the stooge,” Johnson wrote. The Empty Promise of Boris Johnson 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z And yet, even as we scratch our heads at the great American self-deception that is President Trump, we Brits are sleepwalking into our own. Perspective | A British boor is just Trump with a posh accent and veneer of ironic detachment 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Still, to expect an appended metric to fix an inequality that is a symptom not only of the education system but of the society as a whole seems like another kind of self-deception. How I Would Have Fared on the SAT’s Adversity Score 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z And remembering the enormous popularity of Chamberlain in 1938, we might also note that voters can be just as guilty of self-deception as politicians. Trump and the GOP ambushed American democracy — but Democrats won't fight back 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z According to Dr. Pychyl, focusing only on the “next action” helps calm our nerves, and it allows for what Dr. Pychyl called “a layer of self-deception.” Why You Procrastinate. (It Has Nothing to do With Self-Control.) 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z After all, many non-demented people engage in denial, repression and self-deception. Cypher's Choice: Painful Reality or Pleasant Delusion? 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Evolutionary psychologists teach us that lies, self-deception and hypocrisy are essential to ordinary psychological well-being and the survival of the human species. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Procrastination is tricky to overcome because it involves a certain amount of self-deception. 3 Types of Procrastinators: Which One Are You? 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The system leaves no room for one of the most basic human capacities, the capacity for self-deception. What Personality Tests Really Deliver 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z But the human capacity for self-deception — the ultimate self-credulity — is also unfettered, unlimited. Opinion | The Devil in Steve Bannon 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z But when does this necessary private self-deception become harmful? Denialism: what drives people to reject the truth 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z “There must be self-deception in order to produce a great effect,” Nietzsche wrote. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z This is generating some weird forms of collective self-deception. The free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Is the impulse behind this a kind of purism or a kind of self-deception? A Veritable No Man’s Land, Off the Coast of Scotland 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z According to one influential theory, our tendency for self-deception stems from our desire to impress others. 10 Things You Don't Know About Yourself 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Where some viewers might view Isabelle as a hopelessly stunted victim of self-deception, others will see an avatar of empowerment and autonomy. Review | ‘Let the Sunshine In’: Juliette Binoche is a woman looking for love (and a little sex) 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Fear can breed anger, but I wanted a courageous white America, one prepared to remove the masks of self-deception, to love in return. Is white America ready to confront its racism? Philosopher George Yancy says we need a 'crisis' 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z That is such incredible--well, I'll be kind and call it self-deception. A Quiet Exodus: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z But sooner or later, this self-deception becomes obvious. Opinion | Are we hostage to the stock market? 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z For those of us with TFS, the adulation goes beyond appreciation and into large-scale self-deception. Tiger Fatigue Syndrome, or Why I Want Woods' Comeback to Fail - Golf Digest 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z On Jan. 3, Nawaz Sharif, who resigned as prime minister last July, implored Pakistanis to “appraise our actions” and “break this spell of self-deception.” Pakistan’s ‘double game’ manipulation of U.S. will — and should — end soon 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Dealing in self-deception and distortion, his works chime in an era of “alternative facts” Kazuo Ishiguro, a Nobel laureate for these muddled times 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z "Jefferson embodies the inherent contradictions, a kind of self-deception, that co-exists in us, too," the biographer said. Should Washington and Jefferson monuments come down? - BBC News 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Again, the rationale is not ridiculous: a lie is more grave than an untruth, which can be merely a mistaken conviction, and it implies conscious intention to deceive rather than inward-turning self-deception. The Words We Use About Donald Trump 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z But for those of us with TFS, the adulation goes beyond appreciation and into large-scale self-deception. Tiger Fatigue Syndrome, or Why I Want Woods' Comeback to Fail - Golf Digest 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Many of the authors she admires most, including William Trevor, deal in deception and self-deception, and truths hidden underneath the surface. Yiyun Li: ‘I used to say that I was not an autobiographical writer – that was a lie’ 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But that turned out to be a self-deception at... Trump’s Iran Notice 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Wilson’s writing and Washington’s generous performance allow the audience to revel in Troy’s spiky humor and brusquely delivered home truths, even while wincing at his capacity for self-deception and brutishness. In ‘Fences,’ Denzel Washington channels a timeless character with gusto 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Instead, many Democratic leaders are engaging in self-deception and looking for excuses. The Many Democratic Excuses for Defeat 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The persistence of this coalition required an immense amount of self-deception on both sides. Hillary Clinton and the Populist Revolt 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z About most other politicians the claim would be a throwaway line, but in this case it amounts to something else: part self-deception and part outright deception, till the hope and the lie blur. Donald and the Enablers 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z He’s the one who still believes in their love, or says he does, but perhaps he’s admitting the self-deception when he tells her what’s left to him: “Only memories.” Michelangelo Antonioni's melancholy classic 'La Notte' gets a stunning restoration 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “Any deception is at least self-deception, in the sense the transit agencies aren’t presenting one set of figures to the public and one internally,” she said. Sound Transit’s cost overruns for first phase hit about 86 percent 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z That they're comedies is clear enough, but it's a comedy of brokenness and pain, deception and self-deception; they satirize certain sorts of seriousness, but with a grim deadpan. TV Pick: 'Brett Gelman's Dinner in America' looks at race with a tragicomic eye 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z By taking this 2,000-calorie standard figure as gospel, we open ourselves up to the risk of significant self-deception and miscalculation. Who Actually Needs a 2,000-Calorie Diet? 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z It is tempting to write off this book as no more than an outburst of epic self-deception. Christopher Hitchens and the Christian conversion that wasn’t | Matthew d’Ancona 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Reading about golf provides plentiful opportunities for genial self-deception. 18 Good Things About Golf: No. 16 - Golf Digest 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Clarissa’s and Lovelace’s letters to their respective confidants are as probing as any therapy session, and as riddled with defensiveness and self-deception. The Prude Who Invented the Modern Novel 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z But the center’s 2016 report reveals a troubling level of self-deception among students who reach community colleges. Data on the nation’s community colleges is not encouraging 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z In fact, the sheer pitifulness of Doris’s self-deception would be downright insulting were it not for Field’s delicate performance, in which she subtly transforms from a slump-shouldered mouseburger to something more radiant and at ease. Sally Field rescues ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’ from its own quirky excesses 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z This is why I wonder about the self-deception of those GOP elites now cozying up to Trump. Republican elites surrender to Trump 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z In subject and style, it's a departure from his contemporary satires, but the period story is evidence of the same keen eye for class hierarchy, codified cruelty and the limits of self-deception. 'Aferim!' is a wickedly droll ride into Romania's feudal past 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The infatuation with technology is a source of strength, but also of simplistic self-deception. Technology won’t save us from slow growth 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z But she gets impatient at ordinary folks' penchant for self-deception. Roseanne Barr reflects on motherhood ahead of 'Momsters' second season 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z “Since self-deception is the heart of falling in love, perhaps the best sex education for a boy is not studying drawings of reproductive systems, but simply learning to lie to himself.” Bill Cosby's 'smoking gun': the chilling self-deception revealed in his book 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z It means not just resisting the deep impulse to choose up sides to avoid uncertainty, but also challenging our blind spots and wrestling with our infinite capacity for self-deception. Why Great Leaders See More and Exclude Less 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z And in some cases, and I guess I would include Lehman in that category, there was just some self-deception going on and people were not taking their problem seriously enough. Why Ben Bernanke Still Believes in Wall Street 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z That “Irrational Man” is a sophomoric simulacrum of intellectual discourse reflects the self-deception at the movie’s core. Woody Allen revisits the murder mystery genre with ‘Irrational Man’ 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z They are his biggest obstacles to winning a major again — unless it might be his increasing talent for self-deception. Tiger Woods is getting very, very close — to what remains uncertain 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The teachers probably tell themselves that mindful soldiers are less likely to carry out atrocities, but that just shows the teachers are as subject to self-deception and moral rationalization as non-meditators. Meta-Meditation: A Skeptic Meditates on Meditation 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z There's evidence that this isn't just self-deception, and that being extremely wealthy doesn't increase happiness. The exquisite pain of life-changing throwaways - BBC News 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Eom admits to engaging in self-deception when the sense of loss feels too great. A Year After Sewol Ferry Tragedy, Peace Is Elusive for South Korean City 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z This self-deception sometimes borders on the pathological, but from a strategic point of view it is an advantage. The Biggest Threat to America’s Future Is ... America 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z “I’m interested in deception and self-deception,” he said. Gray Matter 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z “Since self-deception is the heart of falling in love,” Cosby writes, “perhaps the best sex education for a boy is not studying drawings of reproductive systems, but simply remembering to lie to himself.” In hindsight, Bill Cosby’s old books on love, sex and family are incredibly creepy 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The film serves not only as a mesmerizing escape into another world, but also a compelling, compassionate deep dive into human frailty and self-deception. Ann Hornaday reviews ‘Winter Sleep’: All together now, for better or worse 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Call it a massive case of national self-deception. Our giant welfare state This leads to further self-deception that Washington’s policy toward Russia is working. It is not. The U.S. policy toward Russia isn’t working It’s healthy to see the glass half full; it’s another thing to invest in self-deception. Are Redskins, Robert Griffin III kidding themselves? The study added the wrinkle of gauging the participants’ level of self-deception about their abilities, and found a strong correlation between the social sway of overconfidence and depth of self-deception. Understanding The Seductive Power Of Overconfidence 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Sometimes the candidate's degree of self-deception knows no bounds. Best and worst excuses for GCSE pain 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z A little self-deception is one of the keys to optimal performance. 6 Things That Will Make You More Productive 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z “Our capacity for self-deception is huge,” he said. Big Data for the Spirit 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Indeed, he finds that in the wake of an upsetting event, “self-deception and emotional avoidance are consistently and robustly linked to a better outcome.” Undivided Attention: 6 Ways To Focus That Will Make You Happier 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z What the latest study and elements of the others are telling us is that self-deception is an especially potent brand of status fertilizer. Understanding The Seductive Power Of Overconfidence 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Americans are more accepting of self-promotion than any other nation, and they also tolerate self-deception more than other societies do. The Business of Lying (or Fooling Others to Remain Honest to Yourself) 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Instead it is a form of self-deception in which small lies allow us to dial up our self-image and still retain the perception of being an honest person. What Science Tells Us about Why We Lie 2014-04-08T12:00:00Z The T.S.A. seems to have fallen for a classic form of self-deception: the belief that you can read liars’ minds by watching their bodies. Findings: In Airport Screening, Body Language Is Faulted as a Behavior Sleuth 2014-03-23T14:39:03Z Here, a bit of creative self-deception can help. Does Planning Kill Creativity? 2014-03-04T16:12:00Z In the end, we all practice a certain amount of self-deception. Well: The Lies That Doctors and Patients Tell 2014-02-20T15:21:19Z And my own capacity for self-deception was really shocking. | Q&A: Perfection By the Book 2014-01-16T00:54:59Z As they observe, there is no specific neural circuitry to explain how we evolved a theory of mind or a propensity for self-deception. MIND Reviews: Denial 2013-09-20T17:45:02.327Z The potential whistleblower must hope that those to whom he or she is bringing concerns are themselves as committed to looking at the available evidence and avoiding self-deception. C.K. Gunsalus on responsible -- and prudent -- whistleblowing. 2013-06-26T12:15:01.837Z And they are unambiguous acts of self-deception and self-indulgence that are all too common among people in power. When Leaders Flame Out 2013-01-23T18:15:08Z “Structured procrastination requires a certain amount of self-deception, because one is in effect constantly perpetrating a pyramid scheme on oneself,” he writes. Findings: Positive Procrastination, Not an Oxymoron 2013-01-14T19:45:17Z It's one more piece of self-deception to think that because your affair is going so smoothly right now, you and your lover will part on friendly terms when the time comes. How Your Affair Is Killing Your Business 2013-01-04T16:45:46Z I more or less stopped taking photographs at all once I realised I was subscribing to a cheap self-deception about the originality, beauty and meaning of my tens of thousands of pictures. Join Instagram, join a collective act of self-delusion 2012-12-19T15:16:06Z The focus is very much on moving beyond hunches to establish clear evidence — and on avoiding self-deception. C.K. Gunsalus on responsible -- and prudent -- whistleblowing. 2013-06-26T12:15:01.837Z If self-deception were an Olympic sport, this is how our most gifted athletes would appear when they were in peak condition.” The Death of "Near Death": Even If Heaven Is Real, You Aren t Seeing It 2012-12-05T15:18:38.800Z Start by recalling Orwell’s definition of nationalism as “power-hunger tempered by self-deception”. Centrifugal Spain: Umbrage in Catalonia 2012-11-22T16:03:01Z We crave illusion, and athletes have historically been vessels of our self-deception. Sports of The Times: Seeing Through the Illusions of the Sports Hero 2012-10-22T06:24:04Z This is when self-deception and an inflated sense of self-worth sets in. The psychology of the powerful 2012-10-06T04:06:24Z I believe that the future of liberalism—and much else—depends on our overcoming this ruinous self-deception. The Freedom to Offend “God” 2012-09-19T20:50:00Z In fact, those who deny it are acting in self-deception. Dr. Pepper Ad Stirs the Mother of Evolution Battles on Facebook 2012-09-19T15:11:58Z “Justifying the so-called nationalization as a means to keep the Diaoyu Islands situation stable is self-deception,” he said of the purchase. China Accuses Japan of Stealing Disputed Islands 2012-09-11T13:07:44Z "Lack of consistency in words and actions is a sign of weakness, lack of confidence and even self-deception," the paper said of U.S. policy. China state papers warn U.S. strategy risks rifts 2012-06-05T03:21:36Z Morgan, in letting a complex risk run wild and denying any potential for error until it was too late, are a reminder that one of the biggest dangers in finance is self-deception. Polishing the Dimon Principle 2012-05-12T01:10:18Z Magic, no more than Religion, encourages the exact observation of external facts, but rather self-deception with regard to them. The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion 2012-04-24T02:00:19.043Z At least for the critic, however it may be for the "creative" writer, this final deliverance from self-deception would seem to be necessary. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z Self-consciousness may not be a very good thing: but self-deception is a worse. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z I do not know whether I still possess a glimmer of hope, or am feigning it for self-deception, and to feed my soul's desire with empty expectation. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z But the simplicity with which he had accepted her whim and waived his own wishes, tore away the veil of self-deception, and showed Sophia the childishness of her conduct. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z But sentimentalism is essentially self-deception; and the Gospels make it clear that of all human sins and weaknesses none seems to have stirred the anger of Jesus as did self-deception. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Not being as unscrupulous as his French associate, he found it necessary to employ an immense amount of self-deception. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z But now the mists of self-deception were for the moment blown aside, and he saw the gulf on the edge of which he stood, and into which a word might precipitate him. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Conscious self-deception to the good end of keeping ourselves united and determined was during the war a great virtue. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z As ultimately extorted from the unfortunate Fian, his confession shows a remarkable mixture of imposture and self-deception—a patchwork of the falsehoods he believed and those he invented. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z This visit gave the last blow to my self-deception. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z I don't know how much of this was honest, and how much derived from the capacity for self-deception which grows on women whose sole business in life is getting on with a man. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z There is no romance or self-deception in what he longs for. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z "Wooden-headedness, the source of self-deception, is a factor that plays a remarkably large role in government," Tuchman wrote. Europe's Leaders and the 'March of Folly' 2011-12-29T22:18:41Z Cook: Right, the advantages of deception seem quite obvious, but what advantage could there possibly be to self-deception—to lying to yourself. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z It happened that while in the full ardour of my self-deception I was at my sister's house, Sutaief being also there; and my sister was questioning me about my work. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z True, we still harbor demons like greed, dominance, revenge and self-deception. Opinion: War Really Is Going Out of Style 2011-12-18T01:46:01Z After offering a scientific elaboration of his provocative evolutionary interpretation of self-deception, the book takes a dramatic change of tack in the second half. [Book Review] Flattering to Deceive 2011-12-15T18:55:30.177Z It would be self-deception of the grossest character if Americans made their love of peace the criterion of the military policy and preparedness of their country. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z I realized that if self-deception made it easier to deceive others, then it could confer an advantage. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z Because of his own wasted life, his morbid views and perverted ideals, he was trying to poison her mind with the hopeless doctrine of his deliberate self-deception. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z Her tears had fallen now, but she had no compunctious self-deception, and her long-framed feelings were only complicated, not really altered. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z In this there is much pleasing self-deception not unmixed with a good deal of hypocrisy. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Perhaps Europe will stumble down this road of self-deception and force its domestic investors to follow suit. Buttonwood: The road to self-deception 2011-11-10T09:32:56Z So I imagined that self-deception easily evolved in the service of deceit—all kinds of improbably organized information to the conscious mind in order the better to fool others. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z The two men are also prone sometimes to self-deception. Berezovsky v. Abramovich Offers Peek Into Post-Soviet Russia 2011-11-10T02:53:09Z He turns all classes of men, Pharisees in the church and sinners out of it, inside out, and makes them see, in spite of all spiritual apathy and all self-deception, what they are. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z An instinctive knowledge of the human heart, an unerring eye for insincerity, egotism, self-deception, is a power which nearly all the great contemplatives possess, and often employed with disconcerting effect. Ruysbroeck 2011-10-29T02:00:16.413Z Both facts have the same explanation—self-deception beyond compare, which we would only make worse if we approached them with peace proposals, instead of waiting for them to come to us. Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2 The Second Twelve Months of War 2011-10-27T02:00:27.020Z Cook: And how did self-deception play a role in one of the plane accidents you discuss, the crash of the Air Florida flight outside Washington, DC? The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z In other words, we wish our picture, that beams at us from the past, to belie us, to flatter our vanity—we are constantly engaged in this self-deception. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z For a season, at any rate, Lydia surrendered herself to the sweet self-deception that this had really all happened without her consent. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Does not the repetition seem to imply a danger of mistake and self-deception? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z By an extraordinary mixture of genuine enthusiasm and vulgar cunning, of self-deception and deliberate imposture, of benevolence and cruelty, of austerity and licence, he had worked himself and his creed to the front. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The latter did not practice self-deception but was weak in the face of the pilot's. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z To succeed under that law he must practise an adroit form of self-deception, solemnly pretending to fit his lines to a mould which he actually over-runs and occasionally ignores. Open Water 2011-10-14T02:00:31.043Z The financial crisis of 2008 brought that self-deception to an abrupt halt. Way of the World: 'Occupy' Protests Standing Up to Reaganism 2011-10-13T10:50:12Z A certain element of self-deception lingered in his dishonour. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Without conceit, without any self-deception, they were quietly certain of their own powers. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z Cook: What role does self-deception play in history? The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z Had his quest always been the self-deception of impotence and was it possible that now that quest had become a search for the one individual soul? The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z As every lawyer knows, he is a rare man whose testimony is not colored by his interests, and a very large amount of self-deception is compatible with conscious honesty of purpose. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z In some cases deceit was proved; but generally it seemed to be the result of a diseased imagination and self-deception fostered by speculative purveyors and the ultramontane press and clergy. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z It begets self-deception in us all, and makes the beggar think he is as good as the king, and the fool think he is as good as the scholar. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z Cook: Are there situations where self-deception is positive? The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z Does the mere passage of any story or tradition through Paul necessarily transmute error into truth—self-deception or hallucination into objective fact? Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z But the day shall come when the last self-deception shall be at an end. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Since, in only a few cases, the two values are really identical, happy marriages must be the result of a marvellous luck or of a wonderful power of self-deception. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z He is, comparatively speaking, happy in his colossal self-deception, and has no idea what a rascal he really is. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z I have certainly enjoyed only very limited success in curbing my own self-deception. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z In that case the religion of the Veda, of Buddha, of Zoroaster, of Mahomet, for instance, can as little be based on unreality and self-deception as Christianity. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z In some cases, I think, the vivid play of imagination which prompts the untrue assertion may lead to a measure of self-deception. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z She had learned only too well her capacity for self-deception. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z If we are true to all that manhood involves, there is no self-deception in the conviction that each one of us is born for kingship. Every Man His Own University 2011-08-04T02:00:22.623Z Cook: How did you become interested in self-deception? The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z I am half asleep, and therefore will take his advice, and I already find myself on the verge of the gulf,—self-deception. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z Schlome spoke with honest warmth, this was no pleasant self-deception, it was his clear, mature, and veritable intuition. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Such people are by no means uncommon, the creatures of a self-deception of a most odious kind. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z I confess that none of your words have made any other impression than the sorrowful one of self-deception. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z The pilot repeatedly practiced self-deception, minimizing the danger ahead of time and rationalizing danger warnings during take-off which the co-pilot was pointing out. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z He will go to the foundations of his faith; he will take stock—see how he stands in the matter of belief and doubt; will fight the question out without fence or self-deception. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Such candour disarms us: can there be any ground for the theory that here was a case of self-deception on a large scale? Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z But she would have accepted him without even that amount of self-deception which is portrayed in the decisive interview. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z With this promise, he held in imagination the portfolio which was to be the price of his years of self-deception. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z In history the effects of self-deception loom large although giving a coherent account of the many ways would be quite an undertaking. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z This idea is delusive; it is self-deception, ignorance, or worse. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z It leads to mental incoherence and to the most extraordinary self-deception. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z I pardon, in the player, every fault that springs from self-deception and the desire to please. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z And though it is the custom to tell the doctor that they cannot do otherwise, it is practically always a bit of self-deception. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Certainly we know for war that self-deception makes an undue contribution, especially to catastrophic ones, such as the 2003 U.S. war on Iraq. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z Superimposed upon all this fraud is a growth of self-deception; no doubt many of these wretches believe themselves to be possessed of magical powers. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Our grief may be guessed from the solace and self-deception we resort to. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z The manner in which the rod was used by certain persons renders self-deception possible. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z In modern times we are likely to think that we are far away from any such self-deception. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z But I believe this positive effect is due to greater deception of others, so from their vantage point self-deception is not positive and at a group level it may, in sum, be negative. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z Since illusions are only a hindrance to the fuller grasp of life which behooves all free spirits, Nietzsche energetically turns from self-deception to its opposite, self-realization. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z How pitiable had been her self-deception; she must have loved him even then. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z There is nothing in which this self-deception is more notorious than in what regards sentiment and feeling. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z All these suspicions are merely the progeny of lies, of self-deception and the most unmanly weakness! Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Cook: If in a Darwinian sense, self-deception is good for us. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z All these suspicions were only born of lies, self-deception and unmanly weakness! An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z Yet Reason kept whispering that it wasn't love; that I was mistaking sentimental self-deception for reality. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z With very little aid from self-deception, I could have given you a more flattering view of my heart and its affections. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z She had long since abandoned the idea of that self-deception—with which upon starting forth she had tried to still the scruples of her conscience. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z That is perhaps a paradox or tragedy of self-deception: We see it in ourselves, and wish we could do better at suppressing it, but we cannot. The Hidden Logic of Deception 2011-12-27T20:15:05.437Z He must have known perfectly well the utter falsity of the mask he was wearing; if not, self-deception was one of his accomplishments. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z His old exasperation against the teasings practised in his own case by apes of the air, whom he could not lay hold of, passed over into a similar feeling against Liana's optical self-deception. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Most persons have in the deepest recess of the spiritual man some secret chamber, where prejudice shuts out the light, where self-deception bricks up the door. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z She did think of him, daily and hourly; no longer with any reservation, no longer with any attempt at self-deception. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z He seems to have been a man compounded of very considerable vanity, greed, cunning, self-deception and quite sincere religious passion. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Yes, the old story of woman's heartlessness and treachery, and man's blind self-deception. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z To avoid self-deception the faithful should consult their pastor or other prudent person if there is doubt about the sufficiency of the excuse. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z He has several ducks actually in hand, and he has fully enjoyed the self-deception and pretense which have led him to the belief that he has shot well. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z Crimes about which there could be no self-deception, a life of high-handed wrong. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z This self-deception among professional prognosticators was investigated by University of California, Berkeley, professor Philip E. Tetlock, as reported in his 2005 book Expert Political Judgment. Financial Flimflam: Why Economic Experts' Predictions Fail 2011-02-22T13:15:05.557Z Lord Charles," replied I, "this is language which I will not listen to; but I laugh at your self-deception. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z Titus and Sempronius must observe the law, and the same must be said as regards every actual case in which there is the possibility of self-deception and peril to the common good. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Wolfgang made no effort at self-deception: he bade farewell to his dreams for the future, as he had already bidden farewell to his happiness. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z This self-inquiry is such thorough self-deception that he who indulges in it often becomes an actor. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z And now—well, self-deception being over, I must trust to my powers of dissembling to hide from her the longing love that may only speak through lips dead three hundred years ago. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z True, a modicum of self-deception is required for the strategy to work. Confessions of a procrastinator 2011-01-19T18:23:06.510Z Alex lay awake in the merciful darkness and envisaged the culmination of long years of stifled repression and self-deception. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Yet there is certainly an appearance of self-deception and vacillation in his political and diplomatic plans, due apparently to the intoxication of success, as when he spoke of the Vistula to Marmont after Champaubert. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Then it suddenly occurred to her that now at last an opportunity presented itself for the genuine salvation of a human being, not merely a game of enamoured self-deception as with Walter von Prell. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Mistaking the apparent for the real, largely explains the persistency of certain beliefs, and why it is that persons unacquainted with science, cling to self-deception, and resist some of the most firmly established truths. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z “Really life, when all is said, is one long self-deception, a wandering amid illusions,” she thought, sadly, drearily. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z The time had gone by when she could tell herself, with vehement attempt at self-deception, that such assertions indicated a fundamental resemblance between her tastes and those of Noel Cardew. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Alas for the self-deception of a ruined man! The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Nor was this self-deception: he really thought so. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z "Islamic scholars must stop the self-deception which claims that Islam is 100 percent peace, and with honesty, recognize the violence that continues to exist within their religion today," he said. For critics of Islam,"sharia" becomes shorthand for extremism 2010-08-26T00:15:00Z “It is an act of self-deception that will lead nowhere.” News Analysis: In Mideast Talks, Scant Hopes From the Beginning 2010-08-21T01:50:00Z It is not hard to discern the meaning of this self-deception. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius In his conduct there are evidences of a curious self-deception, and his decisions contradicted his language. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Still, Van Maeren could see at once that this was self-deception; and he would laugh to himself, shaking his head, at finding himself so droll, so singular. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z So they stood in miserable self-deception opposite each other. Four Phases of Love Thousands would consider it self-deception or morbid extravagance. A Divided Heart and Other Stories Nor is he secured against this self-deception by knowing the arguments on which those dicta rest, for he may learn the arguments by heart, as a careless schoolboy gets up his Euclid. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent For this reason the tremendous effort put forth by Mr. von Osten, is not, in spite of the self-deception under which he labors, lost to science. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology How pompous the word sounds, and what miserable self-deception generally hides behind it! The Wish A Novel When we inquire into the causes of this parlous state to which the race has been brought, we find that the greatest is self-deception. Stand Up, Ye Dead But the woman, the fool--since then she has become restless, and seeks the 'unknown' throughout the world, or--if she feels herself in the mood for self-deception--the ideal. A Divided Heart and Other Stories Until the words were spoken he could at least deceive himself into believing that he might be wrong, and this self-deception was all he now had left. The Bachelors A Novel She was at once amused and annoyed at herself, but an instinctive habit of truthfulness forbade even self-deception. The Missioner Her placid self-deception was so profound that it would be difficult to draw a line fairly between skilful fraud and instinctive self-protection. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece There is surely no limit to the faculty of human self-deception. Stand Up, Ye Dead She was conscious of nothing but Gore's clear words, of her own soul, stripped of its self-deception. The Gambler A Novel He could plead no excuse of self-deception: he saw the beauty and the danger of the way which lay before him on either hand. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance Thus self-deception in the knight is the ridiculous effect of courage, and in the esquire the not less ridiculous effect of sloth. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII What a painful struggle this is, and how impossible to allay the fears of self-deception! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) It is folly or mere wanton self-deception for you to pretend that you can live by poetry. Plashers Mead A Novel It is not given to all imperialists to present their case with so na�ve a self-deception. American World Policies When he lapsed, it was in some subordinate matter, and because a little self-deception clouded his sight. Thomas Jefferson The time of self-deception was past, and with a desperate candour she faced the situation, and considered her own course of action. An Unknown Lover But on one point there was no room for any more self-deception. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance After years of self-deception, and careful covering up, a moment’s impulse had laid bare the skeleton. Lady Cassandra The intellect may question the effect of prayer upon the physical, mental, or social constitution of man, or may declare prayer to be pious self-deception. Jewish Theology "For the ultra-refinement of self-deception, give me a woman," said Dexter, with even deepened bitterness. Anne Of course, this sort of language very easily admits of self-deception. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition Oh, self-deception, what a part you play in men's hearts! Black Diamonds This had perhaps so sent conviction home as to render illusion or self-deception impossible any longer, but it was not that which first told her of her weakness. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. I wonder that he ever forgave me the things he said to me during his brief self-deception; for they were true. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. We cannot reconcile to ourselves the mental process by which this self-deception is practised, and yet it is happening in another form, and every day too, under our own eyes. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier It was wonderfully like Martella; or was it simply self-deception caused by her having been in our thoughts during the whole evening? Waldfried A Novel But her sense of right rebelled against this self-deception. Gertrude's Marriage This was, in fact, the one sole self-deception of his very crafty nature, and the belief that he was a universal favourite was the solitary mistake of this shrewd intelligence. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Were these the signs of conscious rectitude, or were they the evidence of a spirit seeking rest in casuistry and self-deception. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago "Pleasant theory, but still not unlikely to involve a self-deception, since, even without knowing it, a man may be far more interested by the pecuniary circumstance." A Rent In A Cloud Wilhelmi, on the other hand, warned them against such self-deception, which, if persisted in, would only lead to the destruction of the mere handful that was left of them. Waldfried A Novel In the very midst of all this self-deception, the Feld returns to Vienna from a tour of inspection, and, instead of sending to see me, orders my Colonel to his presence. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It is not often that selfishness can take a form so blameless; nor is it always that self-deception can be so harmless. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day To see the dark side of such a nature, and yet live under its baneful shadow, is infinitely worse, George, than all the self-deception of a rash confidence. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It may be hypocrisy, it may be superstition, it may be self-deception: Christianity it is not, and never can be. Modern Substitutes for Christianity Not easy to him was it to get back from the varying lights and shadows of self-deception to the radiant sunshine of truth. A Life Sentence A Novel How easy is self-deception, and what a strange cheat is that a man can practise on himself! The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life So artfully did he dress up this self-deception that Bella was left in doubt as to whether or not some terrible scene had not occurred between the father and son before he left the house. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The ‘categorical imperative,’ as propounded by him, is a form of self-deception. Rationalism His ideals, his aspirations, his self-sacrifices are only so many phases of self-deception. Modern Substitutes for Christianity It is curious how far zealous fanatics will go in the line of self-deception, and out of what flimsy material fictitious legends can be constructed. The Pearl of India To do so is to open the door to private interpretations of all sorts and to facilitate duplicity and self-deception. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance But Prince Kropotkin, who appears to be such a stern materialist, is a very enthusiast, who gives way to utter self-deception as to human nature. Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory The apparent slowness of his progress has arisen from his dread of self-deception, and the diligence of his search is an indication of his sincerity. Coelebs In Search of a Wife This is worthy of honour,107 but it implies a curious self-deception. Naturalism And Religion Who shall cast the first stone at one who has grown defenceless because his strength has ebbed away with the heart's-blood flowing from wounds inflicted by his own self-deception? The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Allegorization of myth is only a work of fancy, but it always implies a tendency to self-deception. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance He had been wonderfully deluded by his own self-deception. The Instant of Now Do thou the same, but know that all that is pure fool's-work and self-deception, if you do not set before you the words of the testament and arouse yourself to believe and desire them. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) It was a case of harmless self-deception, the factors of which were wholly beyond his control. The Blue Goose Here is a pleasant thought for the year’s end or for the end of life: Only self-deception will be satisfied, and there need be no despair for the despairer. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) He could scarcely have said to a nicety why a self-deception on this score seemed to him fraught with such evil. When Ghost Meets Ghost I'm dieting, you see, and I like to think—well, as I've told you so often in class, we all practise self-deception of a sort. The Instant of Now He saw the guilt of it fully, without self-deception, only when he had done all the harm that was possible, had yielded to every temptation, and now found it impossible to go any further. A Country Gentleman and his Family In itself, the sun-myth, as symbolism, is not only poetically beautiful, but also scientifically true; yet, as literalism, it is in the case of the ignorant, superstition, and in the case of the educated, self-deception. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View This independence of the ethical judgment is the soul proper of Religious Culture.86 all morality, the negation of all self-deception and of all deception through another. Pedagogics as a System Then palliatives lose their market-value, and every clever self-deception that stands between us and acknowledged ill bursts, bubblewise, and leaves the soul naked and unarmed against despair. When Ghost Meets Ghost This is a self-deception of the most dangerous, or a hypocrisy of the most repulsive, sort. Woman under socialism Yet, nothing is effected but self-deception and destruction. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent This was all excellent, no doubt; so were the diaries I sometimes tried to keep, but always and very speedily 37 discarded, finding them a school of posturing and melancholy self-deception. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 His remark, so simple in itself, pierced to the centre of Bertha's momentary self-deception. Money Magic A Novel And against this it must be urged that the most complete honesty is no guarantee against self-deception, while ability and even genius are not at all incompatible with a pathologic strain. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development That remark showed me exactly where I stood, it left no loophole for self-deception. East of the Shadows Thus no opportunity is given for self-deception or a frivolous excuse based upon wordy boasting of one's faith. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The first, as we have stated, to our minds defied collusion or self-deception. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 It is easy to think of all this as self-deception as the emotional effusiveness of the American temperament; but to refuse to see its idealism is to mistake fundamentally the character of the American man. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures The common self-deception of men with respect to their power of discerning truth. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) She knew that she had "drugged her brain against realities, and lived in dreams,"—dreams which had been, as most dreams are, strange compounds of self-deception and hallucination, distorted, imaginary and futile. East of the Shadows Ten fetters are to be broken by which a man is kept from freedom; self-deception is one of them, trust in sacrifice another, and the list embraces both sensual and intellectual weaknesses. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems And we could probably more easily find our way back to each other sometime from almost any other experience than that adventure of last night, or from a moment of self-deception like this one. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays Quite unconsciously he revels in self-deception and flies from knowledge of anything which will injure his intention to "make good," as Americans say. Another Sheaf Truth often finds its way to the mind close-muffled in robes of sleep, and then speaks with uncompromising directness of matters in regard to which we practise an unconscious self-deception, during our waking moments. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories She would never have stooped to casuistry or self-deception, but she would never have hesitated. East of the Shadows And some of those who by position and education should be lifted above gross errors, are quite as liable as others to this self-deception. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 It is also very easy to say that it is all self-deception, that the children merely imagine that they remember their former lives, or are citing conversation of their elders. The Soul of a People A truce of self-deception shut out the question as one we neither cared to hear nor answer. The House Under the Sea A Romance In 1870 he undertook the investigation of Spiritualism, with the full expectation of exposing it as a compound of trickery on the one side and of credulity and self-deception on the other. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 She was glad to live in a state of complacent self-deception with him, she worked according to him. The Rainbow Still, some awareness of his self-deception would remain with him, even if he refused to think about it. The Saracen: The Holy War There’s one bald, hard fact I can’t escape, no matter how I dig my old ostrich-beak of instinct under the sands of self-deception. The Prairie Child That self-deception was as near as Josephine ever came to triumph. Heart of the Blue Ridge That a very great proportion of this has been self-deception must be admitted. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 Where a child is enamoured of some definite individual, self-deception occurs just as it does in adults similarly situated. The Sexual Life of the Child This shallow piece of self-deception was ripe for disillusionment when Sally took its victim out for a walk round to show him the place. Somehow Good But to guard against this self-deception should be the end and object of all our efforts. Cavalry in Future Wars But alas for such self-deception, if, indeed, it ever existed. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) This play is a study of deceit and self-deception. William Shakespeare A thin veil of religious sentiment served a purpose of self-deception with Mrs. Frankland, but such disguises could not conceal from Phillida's utterly sincere spirit the thoroughly worldly standpoint of Mrs. Frankland's suggestions. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York So thought she to herself, perhaps with a little excusable self-deception. Somehow Good Such pragmatic self-deception is an impertinence in the presence of a world like this. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions The clause, "that this be observed," etc., was regarded by Flacius and Gallus as implying self-deception and hypocrisy on the part of the Interimists. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church The play presents images of self-deception, or delusional sentimentality, by means of a romantic fable and a vigorous fable. William Shakespeare Too surely I know my end, and now of self-deception The hope long since and dear desire has left me. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Very little self-deception is necessary, and in this department success is invariable. Somehow Good It was not addressed to Pharisees, although it is a severe exposure of the hypocrisy and self-deception of Pharisaism of every kind. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition Still, he at the same time endeavored to prevent a false union resting on misunderstanding and self-deception. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Eleanor's heart gave quick sympathy to many utterances, and took home with intent interest the answering counsels and remarks, which in some instances were framed to put a guard against self-deception or mistake. The Old Helmet, Volume II Even unintentional feigning fails here, and even self-deception is belied. The Old Helmet, Volume I Nothing is easier than self-deception in this matter. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say And after she had come to him, she loved him for a time, beyond even self-deception. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 Does not the man at times conceal himself to the God, by self-deception, self-excuse, by lying to his higher nature? Homer's Odyssey A Commentary He might go on, but there could be no self-deception. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time They had called evil good, and good evil, till they had fallen victims to their wilful self-deception. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Nothing is easier than self-deception in this matter. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The direct address to James is full of that curious self-deception or defective insight which is so common among those who have the training of a pupil of great importance in the world. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Let there be no false glamour, no disguise, no self-deception. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Then it is that what was formerly regarded as contentment with loneliness is unmasked and shown to be nothing more than ordinary self-deception. The Goose Man Whatever demonstrates the futility, vanity, or self-deception of this living, discredits the religion. The Approach to Philosophy The same thing was done in this country in 1846-7; and one of the principal means of carrying the Collins bill through Congress was the self-deception of making the steamers equivalent to vessels of war. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post She lived out her life frankly, boldly, without self-deception or imposition. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 It will not follow, because you are waving the flag over self-deception. From a Cornish Window A New Edition It wounds my heart to see you waging a losing battle against self-deception and ugly defiance. The Goose Man The escape from this torture and self-deception is possible through the same mystical experience, the same blending with the universe that conditions knowledge. The Approach to Philosophy No parents can see the deformity of their own children, and still stronger is this self-deception with respect to the offspring of the mind. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote While often falsifying facts and dates, Rousseau writes with all the sincerity of one who was capable of boundless self-deception. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. I always dreaded there was some self-deception on the part of our romantic friend, and I now shudder at the violence of his most irritable and ungovernable mind. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) The ground of this self-deception is that he in whom the Super-*natural is mirrored confuses himself with it. Mystics and Saints of Islam He was able, with that strange power of self-deception which most men possess, to conceal from himself that it was his information which led to the brutalities which followed it. The Northern Iron Many ludicrous instances of self-deception are on record. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother In a way it was deliberate self-deception, but it was deliberate to circumvent a natural habit of the educated mind. Long Ago, Far Away We went up to London in the fond hope that the world at large would support us in our self-deception. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance That which makes both of them feel foolish enough; at the same time that it rejoices them to think they have been the victims of a self-deception. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Deliver me from self-deception, save me from confusing the fixed light of heaven with the wandering beacon-lights of hell. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year As she stared before her, hand gripping hand, her bloodless lips moving inarticulately, she saw the monstrous folly of her self-deception. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale Error in itself is not fatal to the inner sense of right; but Bruce’s error was not honest doubt, it was wilful self-deception, blindness of heart, first deliberately induced, then penally permitted. Julian Home We understand each other in the main, I think, and that without subterfuge or self-deception at last. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance What ambition, what self-deception, what pride and conceit filled the world! Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Nothing is more pathetic in human nature than its faculty of self-deception. Pipefuls But as there was great possibility of self-deception in the matter, the mind was constantly thrown back on self-examination, and in sensitive natures there was often an alternation of terrors and transports. The Chief End of Man This latter process of self-deception, in which the individual conceals the real foundation of his thought by a series of adventitious props, is termed 'rationalization.' Human Traits and their Social Significance The world resents a half-virtue, and the world is right It is the half-virtue which breeds hypocrisy and self-deception, and these are the most despicable of human vices. Despair's Last Journey It was so new a thing to be tempted, that at times his own self-deception was made easy to him. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Shallow critics have been known to dub them cynical, an adjective which the English, adepts in self-deception, are fond of applying to nations sincerer in self-analysis than themselves. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield One of the gravest dangers which beset women is that of hysterical self-deception. My Contemporaries In Fiction Self and false ambition had now become his god: self-deception once yielded to, all other deceptions follow naturally, more and more. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Away with such self-deception, my brothers, if any one of us seems to be religious, and yet stretches out no helping hand to his brother, that man's religion is vain. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Yet he clung still to that self-deception, without which he never could have been entrapped into an earthly passion; he never breathed a word of love to her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 She was afraid to accept her own suggestions of comfort, if ever a ray of it came to her, lest it should be but another form of self-deception, another proof of moral instability. The Daughters of Danaus It is an extraordinary instance of the game of self-deception which the human conscience can play. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion It has always been to me an amazing instance of Gladstone's powers of self-deception that to the end of his life he spoke of this pernicious surrender as a signal victory. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography His amiable self-deception was to him the source of the purest happiness; and never was happiness more deserved. Rattlin the Reefer It is thus imperative that the Germans should have no opportunity for self-deception and resignation. Selected Essays I know I have behaved contemptibly; self-deception is no excuse. The Daughters of Danaus To prevent this self-deception skilled oculists do not trust the eye card, but put a drug in the eye that benumbs the muscles of accommodation. Civics and Health Whatever Aunt Elsie saw in her brother’s changing face, she said nothing of her fears till the time for self-deception was past with them all. Christie Redfern's Troubles No amount of self-deception could persuade them, when the end of the straggling line of fellows going up the ridge was a clear half-mile ahead, that they were in it. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton We must not accept the invitation of fools to a Christmas party—fools who will make the welkin ring with their outcries when they find out their self-deception. The New Society Their assumption that the Revolution was made, while all France was still torn by fierce and unappeasable disputes as to seignorial rights, was one of the most striking pieces of self-deception in history. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre They grind among the iron facts of life, And have no time for self-deception. Daily Thoughts selected from the writings of Charles Kingsley by his wife But when hypocrisy develops into self-deception, the severance between outward and inward, between appearance and reality, is complete. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular And I do not doubt that he believed himself; the capacity for self-deception is rarely short of the demands upon it. The Plum Tree It is a magic like that of childhood—but to want to go back to it is not only childish, but a deliberate fraud and self-deception. The New Society "Unless you mean self-deception, I would like an explanation of that remark." White Ashes So at least I persuaded myself to believe, and knew, at the sight of Lucille among the gnarled old trees, that the self-deception was a thin one. Dross But the art of self-deception was not one of her accomplishments. The Great Amulet To conquer it men turn generally to their ancient comforter, self-deception: they complain about the stolid, inert masses and the apathy of the people. A Preface to Politics He was a man who seldom lied to himself; so now it was with a sudden sharpness that he felt the sting of self-deception. Ambrotox and Limping Dick Rose had been guilty of a little wilful self-deception, still she received a shock. A Houseful of Girls He is primarily a satirist, dealing as he says with the vices of the human mind and the subterfuges of human self-deception. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France The aphorisms of the Philosophers are not Articles of Faith, but simply the mists of error and self-deception.'” Illuminated Manuscripts But after a while self-deception ceases to be a comfort. A Preface to Politics Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead. Cobwebs and Cables The danger of self-deception in so great a matter alarmed me. The Annals of the Poor It is vain to call it a self-deception; Schopenhauer said that all existence was a self-deception; and Shaw's only further comment seems to be that it is right to be deceived. George Bernard Shaw It is all coward ice; it is all a shutting of the eyes, a self-deception. The Antichrist But there may very easily be a train of evil in the self-deception which regards them as final. A Preface to Politics Seen again, as he viewed it now, the town would look raw and provincial despite patriotic throes of self-deception. The Henchman In order to continue such labours at all various forms of excuse and self-deception were required. The Empire of Love Some of this class, however, finally build up a more and more elaborate system of self-deception until they, too, are insane. Applied Psychology for Nurses |
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