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Hypocrisy: Ethical Investigations
Béla Szabados
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Description for Hypocrisy: Ethical Investigations
Paperback. 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 guiding us through the investigation of the field of moralitsy in general, including its moralizing excesses. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
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 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781551115573
SKU
V9781551115573
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99-1
About Béla Szabados
Béla Szabados and Eldon Soifer are both Professors of Philosophy at the University of Regina.
Reviews for Hypocrisy: Ethical Investigations
“The pervasiveness and power of the charge of hypocrisy make it one of the most shared concepts in both historical and contemporary moral experience. At the same time hypocrisy has been a surprisingly unattended and underdeveloped area of moral discourse. With one thoughtful and thorough treatise Szabados and Soifer have not only wonderfully remedied a very serious shortcoming within moral ... Read more