A timely book on the problems of sincerity and truth in politics, "Political Hypocrisy" argues that Americans should accept hypocrisy as a fact of politics, but not resign themselves to it, let alone cynically embrace it.
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A timely book on the problems of sincerity and truth in politics, "Political Hypocrisy" argues that Americans should accept hypocrisy as a fact of politics, but not resign themselves to it, let alone cynically embrace it.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 272. 272 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780691129310.
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Princeton. 2008. Princeton University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780691129310. 272 pages. hardcover. keywords: Hypocrisy Politics History Hobbes Mandeville Jefferson Bentham Sidgwick Orwell. FROM THE PUBLISHER-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 politics without hypocrisy. Political Hypocrisy is a timely, and timeless, book on the problems of sincerity and truth in politics, and how we can deal with them without slipping into hypocrisy ourselves. Runciman tackles the problems through lessons drawn from some of the great truth-tellers in modern political thought-Hobbes, Mandeville, Jefferson, Bentham, Sidgwick, and Orwell-and applies his ideas to different kinds of hypocritical politicians from Oliver Cromwell to Hillary Clinton. Runciman argues that we should accept hypocrisy as a fact of politics, but without resigning ourselves to it, let alone cynically embracing it. We should stop trying to eliminate every form of hypocrisy, and we should stop vainly searching for ideally authentic politicians. Instead, we should try to distinguish between harmless and harmful hypocrisies and should worry only about its most damaging varieties. Written in a lively style, this book will change how we look at political hypocrisy and how we answer some basic questions about politics: What are the limits of truthfulness in politics? And when, where, and how should we expect our politicians to be honest with us, and about what? inventory #38295.
