Self Deception In Relationships
Contents
The Concept of Self-Deception 2
Self-Deception and its Effect on Interpersonal Relationships 3
Personal Experiences with Self-Deceptions 5
Summary 6
Works Cited 8
The Concept of Self-Deception
In the book Leadership and Self-Deception written by The Arbinger Institute, we come to an understanding that self- deception “...blinds us to the true causes of problems, and once we’re blind, all the “solutions” we can think of will actually make matters worse. Whether at work or at home, self-deception obscures the truth about ourselves, corrupts our views of others and our circumstances, inhibits our ability to make wise and helpful decisions” (Institute, 2010). The book goes on to explain …show more content…
The more we learn the better we become at recognizing situations that happen throughout life events; especially studies of human behavior and the human mind. Self-deception is traditionally known as the act of deceiving oneself or the state of being deceived by oneself. “Traditionally, self-deception has been modeled on interpersonal deception, where A intentionally gets B to believe some proposition p, all the while knowing or believing truly” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006). This study explains that the deception is intentional and it requires the deceiver to know or believe. Self-deception is seen as analogous to interpersonal deception of this sort because it helps distinguish self-deception from human error. The acquisition and the maintenance of the false belief is intentional not accidental. The deceiver will know they are deceiving and the deceived cannot know they are being deceived. Many philosophers are skeptical that self-deception is possible according to Stanford’s …show more content…
One of the places I worked for eight years I dealt with so many manipulations and areas that really mad me unhappy. I worked amongst low moral and ethical types. It was the bar business but this particular place I knew of girls stealing from the company and the company in a sense stealing from us. We were required to pay employees in a form of “tip-outs” that should have been paid by the employer. This created a bad vibe and in turn I watched stealing become routine. The employer broke many laws, by not paying us after 2 am although we worked till 3 and beyond many nights. We were brow beat by management in many ways and sexually harassed by bouncers. It was hard to leave as i had never made better money to this time in my
The Concept of Self-Deception 2
Self-Deception and its Effect on Interpersonal Relationships 3
Personal Experiences with Self-Deceptions 5
Summary 6
Works Cited 8
The Concept of Self-Deception
In the book Leadership and Self-Deception written by The Arbinger Institute, we come to an understanding that self- deception “...blinds us to the true causes of problems, and once we’re blind, all the “solutions” we can think of will actually make matters worse. Whether at work or at home, self-deception obscures the truth about ourselves, corrupts our views of others and our circumstances, inhibits our ability to make wise and helpful decisions” (Institute, 2010). The book goes on to explain …show more content…
The more we learn the better we become at recognizing situations that happen throughout life events; especially studies of human behavior and the human mind. Self-deception is traditionally known as the act of deceiving oneself or the state of being deceived by oneself. “Traditionally, self-deception has been modeled on interpersonal deception, where A intentionally gets B to believe some proposition p, all the while knowing or believing truly” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006). This study explains that the deception is intentional and it requires the deceiver to know or believe. Self-deception is seen as analogous to interpersonal deception of this sort because it helps distinguish self-deception from human error. The acquisition and the maintenance of the false belief is intentional not accidental. The deceiver will know they are deceiving and the deceived cannot know they are being deceived. Many philosophers are skeptical that self-deception is possible according to Stanford’s …show more content…
One of the places I worked for eight years I dealt with so many manipulations and areas that really mad me unhappy. I worked amongst low moral and ethical types. It was the bar business but this particular place I knew of girls stealing from the company and the company in a sense stealing from us. We were required to pay employees in a form of “tip-outs” that should have been paid by the employer. This created a bad vibe and in turn I watched stealing become routine. The employer broke many laws, by not paying us after 2 am although we worked till 3 and beyond many nights. We were brow beat by management in many ways and sexually harassed by bouncers. It was hard to leave as i had never made better money to this time in my