HYPOCRISY AND INTEGRITY
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HYPOCRISY AND INTEGRITY (ebook)

RUTH W. GRANT

$611.56
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
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9780226305929
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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.

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