Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery
This thoroughly intriguing volume explains the many ways our thoughts are manipulated through temptation, distraction, misdirection, and more.

From politics to sales, education, romance, and parenthood, everyone plays—wittingly or not—the roles of manipulator or manipulated. Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery offers a thorough understanding of the art of manipulation, leading readers on a fascinating journey into the gray areas of ethics, politics, leadership, advertising, psychotherapy, and intimate relationships.

The book explains how manipulation works, exploring morally questionable tricks, such as temptation, distraction, and misdirection and introducing manipulative strategies, both simple and sophisticated. At the same time, the author allows that manipulation is not always a bad thing as any effective change in decision-making and human behavior cannot be achieved without employing it to at least a certain degree. Manipulation operates in an infinite variety of guises and situations. Sapir Handelman explains how we can resist such effects, with a focus on ethics and freedom of choice.

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Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery
This thoroughly intriguing volume explains the many ways our thoughts are manipulated through temptation, distraction, misdirection, and more.

From politics to sales, education, romance, and parenthood, everyone plays—wittingly or not—the roles of manipulator or manipulated. Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery offers a thorough understanding of the art of manipulation, leading readers on a fascinating journey into the gray areas of ethics, politics, leadership, advertising, psychotherapy, and intimate relationships.

The book explains how manipulation works, exploring morally questionable tricks, such as temptation, distraction, and misdirection and introducing manipulative strategies, both simple and sophisticated. At the same time, the author allows that manipulation is not always a bad thing as any effective change in decision-making and human behavior cannot be achieved without employing it to at least a certain degree. Manipulation operates in an infinite variety of guises and situations. Sapir Handelman explains how we can resist such effects, with a focus on ethics and freedom of choice.

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Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery

Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery

by Sapir Handelman
Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery

Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery

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Overview

This thoroughly intriguing volume explains the many ways our thoughts are manipulated through temptation, distraction, misdirection, and more.

From politics to sales, education, romance, and parenthood, everyone plays—wittingly or not—the roles of manipulator or manipulated. Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery offers a thorough understanding of the art of manipulation, leading readers on a fascinating journey into the gray areas of ethics, politics, leadership, advertising, psychotherapy, and intimate relationships.

The book explains how manipulation works, exploring morally questionable tricks, such as temptation, distraction, and misdirection and introducing manipulative strategies, both simple and sophisticated. At the same time, the author allows that manipulation is not always a bad thing as any effective change in decision-making and human behavior cannot be achieved without employing it to at least a certain degree. Manipulation operates in an infinite variety of guises and situations. Sapir Handelman explains how we can resist such effects, with a focus on ethics and freedom of choice.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313355325
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 07/23/2009
Pages: 163
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sapir Handelman is an Israeli Associate at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and Lentz Fellow in Peace and Conflict Resolution Research at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

What People are Saying About This

Ted KapchukAssociate Professor of MedicineHarvard Medical School

"Manipulation is a critical issue in all dimensions of human relations. Handelman's psychological and philosophic inquiry treats the question with all the seriousness, insight and nuance it deserves. This is a powerful and landmark study."

Joseph Agassi Professor of Philosophy

"This book is thought provoking. It should appeal to all who care for autonomy, independence and the freedom of choice."

Joseph Agassi Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv and York University, Toronto

Joseph AgassiProfessor of Philosophy

"This book is thought provoking. It should appeal to all who care for autonomy, independence and the freedom of choice."

Harold J. Bursztajn

"This groundbreaking work casts a most timely light on the hitherto largely shadowy universe of manipulation. In doing so, Handelman raises fundamental questions regarding the boundary between the use of manipulation to exercise due, versus undue, influence in political and social processes."

Harold J. Bursztajn, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Co-Founder, Program in Psychiatry and the Law Harvard Medical School

Harold J. Bursztajn

"This groundbreaking work casts a most timely light on the hitherto largely shadowy universe of manipulation. In doing so, Handelman raises fundamental questions regarding the boundary between the use of manipulation to exercise due, versus undue, influence in political and social processes."

Ted Kapchuk Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School

"Manipulation is a critical issue in all dimensions of human relations. Handelman's psychological and philosophic inquiry treats the question with all the seriousness, insight and nuance it deserves. This is a powerful and landmark study."

Ted Kapchuk Associate Professor of Medicine Har School

"Manipulation is a critical issue in all dimensions of human relations. Handelman's psychological and philosophic inquiry treats the question with all the seriousness, insight and nuance it deserves. This is a powerful and landmark study."

Joseph Agassi Professor of Philosophy

"This book is thought provoking. It should appeal to all who care for autonomy, independence and the freedom of choice."

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