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Political HypocrisyPolitical Hypocrisy

Political Hypocrisy2008

David Runciman

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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.

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First published
2008
OL Work ID
OL3347893W

Subjects

Political sciencePolitical ethicsHypocrisyPolitical aspectsPhilosophyPolitical science, philosophy

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