Political hypocrisy : the mask of power, from Hobbes to Orwell and beyond /

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What kind of hypocrite should voters choose as their next leader? The question seems utterly cynical. But, as David Runciman suggests, it is actually much more cynical to pretend that politics can ever be completely sincere. The most dangerous form of political hypocrisy is to claim to have a politi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Runciman, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Political ethics.
Hypocrisy > Political aspects.
Political science > Philosophy.
Morale politique.
Hypocrisie > Aspect politique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
HISTORY > World.
Political ethics
Political science > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Hobbes and the mask of power
  • Mandeville and the virtues of vice
  • The American Revolution and the art of sincerity
  • Bentham and the utility of fiction
  • Victorian democracy and Victorian hypocrisy
  • Orwell and the hypocrisy of ideology
  • Conclusion: Sincerity and hypocrisy in democratic politics.

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