Hypocrisy and integrity : Machiavelli, Rousseau, and the ethics of politics / Ruth W. Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grant, Ruth W. (Ruth Weissbourd), 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.

Machiavelli, Niccolò.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques.

Political ethics.

Compromise (Ethics).

Hypocrisy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages)

Edition:

1999th ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. Machiavelli and the Case for Hypocrisy

3. Molière, Rousseau, and the Ideal of Integrity

4. Rousseau's Political Ethics

5. Rousseau's Political Ethics

6. Conclusion

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-188) and index.

ISBN:

9786611430436

9781281430434

1281430439

9780226305929

0226305929

OCLC:

437247643