Hypocrisy and Integrity

Ruth W. Grant

ISBN 10: 0226305848 / ISBN 13: 9780226305844

Published by The University of Chicago Press, 1999

About this Item

Arguing that hypocrisy can be constructive and that strictly principled behaviour can be destructive, this book explores a range of ethical alternatives, distinguishing the various types of hypocrisy and integrity. Drawing on the work of Machiavelli and Rousseau, it considers the moral limits. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250. . 1999. New ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hypocrisy and Integrity
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226305848
• ISBN 13: 9780226305844
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Ruth W. Grant is professor of political science and philosophy and senior fellow in the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. She is the author of John Locke’s Liberalism and Hypocrisy and Integrity: Machiavelli, Rousseau and the Ethics of Politics, the latter of which received the best book award from the North American Society for Political Philosophy in 1997. She is also the editor of Naming Evil, Judging Evil and In Search of Goodness.