Authors: Ruth W. Grant
ISBN-13: 9780226305844, ISBN-10: 0226305848
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: June 1999
Edition: New Edition
Questioning the usual judgements of political ethics, Ruth W. Grant argues that hypocrisy can actually be constructive while strictly principled behavior can be destructive. Hypocrisy and Integrity offers a new conceptual framework that clarifies the differences between idealism and fanaticism while it uncovers the moral limits of compromise.
"Exciting and provocative. . . . Grant's work is to be highly recommended, offering a fresh reading of Rousseau and Machiavelli as well as presenting a penetrating analysis of hypocrisy and integrity."—Ronald J. Terchek, American Political Science Review
"A great refreshment. . . . With liberalism's best interests at heart, Grant seeks to make available a better understanding of the limits of reason in politics."—Peter Berkowitz, New Republic
Ruth Grant has written an exciting and provocative work reassessing the role of hypocracy and integrity in politics.
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Abbreviations | ||
Ch. 1 | Introduction | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Machiavelli and the Case for Hypocrisy | 18 |
Ch. 3 | Moliere, Rousseau, and the Ideal of Integrity | 57 |
Ch. 4 | Rousseau's Political Ethics: Integrity, Prudence, and Deception | 102 |
Ch. 5 | Rousseau's Political Ethics: Corruption, Dependence, and Vanity | 142 |
Ch. 6 | Conclusion | 171 |
Works cited | 182 | |
Index | 189 |