Political hypocrisy the mask of power, from Hobbes to Orwell and beyond
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
c2008.
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| Edición: | Course Book |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426430806719 |
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.
