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

by David Runciman
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Embracing political hypocrisy: surviving in a cynical world

Political Hypocrisy by David Runciman could be a good read for individuals interested in exploring the concept of political truth-bending and the role of politicians in navigating truth and hypocrisy in politics. The book draws on the ideas of famous political thinkers and applies them to different kinds of hypocritical politicians throughout history, including some of the most well-known figures such as Hillary Clinton and Oliver Cromwell. The exploration of harmless and harmful hypocrisies and distinguishing between them could be the most unique aspect of the book.

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

by David Runciman
$9.89
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ISBN: 9780691180854
Authors: David Runciman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date of Publication: 2018-06-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Philosophy
Related Topics: Political Science
Goodreads rating: 3.74
(rated by 43 readers)

Description

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?
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Embracing political hypocrisy: surviving in a cynical world

Political Hypocrisy by David Runciman could be a good read for individuals interested in exploring the concept of political truth-bending and the role of politicians in navigating truth and hypocrisy in politics. The book draws on the ideas of famous political thinkers and applies them to different kinds of hypocritical politicians throughout history, including some of the most well-known figures such as Hillary Clinton and Oliver Cromwell. The exploration of harmless and harmful hypocrisies and distinguishing between them could be the most unique aspect of the book.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.