Political Hypocrisy : The Mask of Power, from Hobbes to Orwell and Beyond, Revised Edition - Second Edition /

A critical assessement of the problems of sincerity and truth in politics argues that we should accept hypocrisy as a fact of politics without resigning ourselves to it or embracing it, drawing on the lessons of such thinkers as Hobbes, Mandeville, Jefferson, Bentham, Sigwick, and Orwell.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Runciman, David
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2018.
Édition:Revised edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Political science > Philosophy.
Political ethics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Hypocrisie > Aspect politique.
Morale politique.
Hypocrisy > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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