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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Runciman, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political science > Philosophy
Political ethics
HISTORY > World.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
Hypocrisie > Aspect politique.
Morale politique.
Political science > Philosophy.
Hypocrisy > Political aspects.
Political ethics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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