Hypocrisy: Ethical InvestigationsBroadview Press, 10. mai 2004 - 352 pages Shortlisted for 2004 Saskatchewan Book Award: Best Scholarly Writing What is a hypocrite? What role does hypocrisy play in our lives? Why is it thought to be such an ugly vice? Is it ever acceptable? What do we lose in our indifference to it? Hypocrisy: Ethical Investigations seeks to illuminate the concept of hypocrisy by exploring its multiple roles in our moral and political lives and struggles. The authors provide a critical examination of a wide range of perspectives on the nature, varieties, and significance of hypocrisy, arguing that it is a key concept in the investigation of the field of morality in general, including its moralizing excesses. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | |
HistoricalSketchofaConcept | |
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Politics and Hypocrisy | |
Hypocrisy and Deception | |
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Irony and Hypocrisy | |
The Complex FigureofSocrates | |
Socrates Style and | |
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