Hypocrisy and Integrity: Machiavelli, Rousseau, and the Ethics of Politics

Author/Contributor(s):	Grant, Ruth W
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	06/04/1999
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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