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In A Theory of Regret Brian Price contends that regret is better understood as an important political emotion than as a form of weakness. Price shows how regret allows us to see that our convictions are more often the products of our perceptual habits than the authentic signs of moral courage that we more regularly take them to be. Regret teaches us to give up our expectations of what we think should or might occur in the future, and also the idea that what we think we should do will always be the right thing to do. Understood instead as a mode of thoughtfulness, regret helps us to clarify our will in relation to the decisions we make within institutional forms of existence. Considering regret in relation to emancipatory theories of thinking, Price shows how the unconditionally transformative nature of this emotion helps us become more sensitive to contingency and allows us, in turn, to recognize the steps we can take toward changing the institutions that shape our lives.
Regret. --- Emotions --- Philosophy --- Aristotle --- Bureaucracy --- Hypocrisy --- Jacques Derrida --- Logic --- Martin Heidegger
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Emilia Pardo Bazán, the most prolific and influential Spanish female writer of the nineteenth century, was a very controversial figure, vilified for her embracement of naturalism and her robust feminist stance.When Insolación was published in 1889 it provoked a litany of negative comments and personal insults. This subtle, psychological novel, drawing on many aspects of its author's personal life, deals with the relationship between Asís, a respectable Galician widow, and Pacheco, a feckless womaniser from Andalucía. Although they scarcely know each other, Asís accepts Pacheco's invitation to visit the San Isidro Fair, where a heady cocktail of sun, alcohol and revelry causes her to behave in an uncharacteristic manner.Insolación explores the conflict between Asís's self-recrimination and concern for the 'qué dirán' and her nascent sexuality. Finally, despite her determination to banish Pacheco from her mind and her intention to go back to Galicia, the couple sleep together and decide to marry.The perceived promiscuity of this work of fiction scandalised the reading public as well as many leading critics. Pereda considered Asís's behaviour reprehensible and Clarín dismissed the novel as a pseudo-erotic boutade. Nowadays, Insolación is recognised as an important novel.
Man-woman relationships --- reputation --- gender inequality --- heredity --- feminism --- jealousy --- naturalism --- determinism --- psychological --- hypocrisy --- nineteenth-century feminism --- catholicism --- regional differences --- environmental determinism
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“Raphael Sassower’s timely reflection on the manifold complexity of hypocrisy could not be more necessary. His consideration of the implication of falsehoods across multiple registers of life is required reading.” —Michael E. Sawyer, Colorado College, USA, and author of Black Minded: The Political Philosophy of Malcolm X (2020) “In our age of 'phony news' and of the 'post-factual’, Raphael Sassower's new intervention takes on the notion of hypocrisy to not only challenge the current political scene, but more importantly and with more long-lasting reverberations, to challenges the very borders of moral philosophy.” —Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg, Director of the Pembroke Center and Professor of Italian Studies and Comparative Literature, Brown University, USA “An intellectual celebration. Sassower’s mastery and depth of research into psychological, psychoanalytic, social, moral, philosophical, and religious theories of hypocrisy is breath-taking. The book is a must-read.” —Nathaniel Laor, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Clinical Professor in the Child Study Center, Yale University, USA Raphael Sassower examines the concept of hypocrisy for its strategic potential as a means of personal protection and social cohesion. Given the contemporary context of post-truth, the examination of degrees or kinds of hypocrisy moves from the Greek etymology of masks worn on the theater stage to the Hebrew etymology of the color adjustment of chameleons to their environment. Canonical presuppositions about the uniformity of the mind and the relation between intention and behavior that warrant the charge of hypocrisy are critically reconsidered in order to appreciate both inherent inconsistencies in personal conduct and the different contexts where the hypocrisy appears. Sassower considers the limits of analytic moral and political discourses that at times overlook the conditions under which putative hypocritical behavior is existentially required and where compromises yield positive results. When used among friends, the charge of hypocrisy is a useful tool with which to build trust and communities.
Sociology. --- Culture. --- Social psychology. --- Philosophy and social sciences. --- Political philosophy. --- Sociological Theory. --- Sociology of Culture. --- Psychosocial Studies. --- Philosophy of the Social Sciences. --- Political Philosophy. --- Political philosophy --- Social sciences and philosophy --- Social sciences --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Cultural sociology --- Culture --- Sociology of culture --- Civilization --- Popular culture --- Social theory --- Social aspects --- Hypocrisy. --- Truthfulness and falsehood
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Inspired by a series of visions, Francisca de los Apóstoles (1539-after 1578) and her sister Isabella attempted in 1573 to organize a beaterio, a lay community of pious women devoted to the religious life, to offer prayers and penance for the reparation of human sin, especially those of corrupt clerics. But their efforts to minister to the poor of Toledo and to call for general ecclesiastical reform were met with resistance, first from local religious officials and, later, from the Spanish Inquisition. By early 1575, the Inquisitional tribunal in Toledo had received several statements denouncing Francisca from some of the very women she had tried to help, as well as from some of her financial and religious sponsors. Francisca was eventually arrested, imprisoned by the Inquisition, and investigated for religious fraud. This book contains what little is known about Francisca-the several letters she wrote as well as the transcript of her trial-and offers modern readers a perspective on the unique role and status of religious women in sixteenth-century Spain. Chronicling the drama of Francisca's interrogation and her spirited but ultimately unsuccessful defense, The Inquisition of Francisca-transcribed from more than three hundred folios and published for the first time in any language-will be a valuable resource for both specialists and students of the history and religion of Spain in the sixteenth century.
Trials (Heresy) --- Inquisition --- Holy Office --- Autos-da-fé --- Heresy --- History --- Francisca, --- Francisca de los Apóstoles --- francisca de los apostoles, beata, pious devotion to god, christianity, christians, religious, religion, faith, catholics, catholicism, reformer, spanish inquisition, orthodoxy, spain, spiritual visions, poverty, inequality, hypocrisy, corruption, mysticism, possession, inquisitorial tribunals, prayers, theology, theological, human sin, arrested, imprisonment, 16th century, trial, defense, interrogation. --- Heretic movements --- Religious communities --- Members of congregations --- Book
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"Mazzone has focused our attention on an important and underappreciated topic; the way hypocrisy suppresses the complaints of the oppressed and poses a particular threat not just to our politics but to democracies as a whole. The topic could hardly be more urgent." -- Ekow N. Yankah, Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, USA Unconfessed by definition, hypocrisy is one of the most used and abused polemical categories, even today, to denounce the "masked cynicism" of certain social actors, especially when they hold public office. But has hypocrisy always been just that? Should we really always be wary of it and challenge its every manifestation? What forms of hypocrisy can we distinguish? What kind of relationship exists between hypocrisy and the lack of self-critical attitude of those who are used to challenge the conduct of others? And above all: what relationship exists between this common vice, democratic politics and the institutional reproduction of different forms of oppression and domination? These are just some of the questions that inspire this philosophical journey back into the history of one of the most chameleonic concepts of Western culture. In Mazzone’s conception, democratic hypocrisy includes argumentative strategies used by institutional actors to refuse any kind of responsibility when their decisions, actions or roles are called into question by the protests of citizens in a democratic context. He reveals the relationship that exists between such “apologetic narratives” and the institutional reproduction of different forms of oppression and domination. Ultimately, the book urges civic vigilance against underhand wannabe authoritarians, who – as a group – are evolving to find new ways to trick people into opposing democracy. Leonard Mazzone is Research Associate in Social and Political Philosophy at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Florence, Italy.
Political science. --- Political science --- Ethics. --- World politics. --- Political Theory. --- Political Philosophy. --- Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. --- Political History. --- Philosophy. --- Colonialism --- Global politics --- International politics --- Political history --- World history --- Eastern question --- Geopolitics --- International organization --- International relations --- Deontology --- Ethics, Primitive --- Ethology --- Moral philosophy --- Morality --- Morals --- Philosophy, Moral --- Science, Moral --- Philosophy --- Values --- Political philosophy --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Hypocrisy --- Democracy. --- Political aspects.
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In Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness, Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in the medium of eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. In the debate about the balance between truthfulness and politeness, Davidson argues that eighteenth-century writers from Locke to Austen come down firmly on the side of politeness. This is the case even when it is associated with dissimulation or hypocrisy. These writers argue that the open profession of vice is far more dangerous for society than even the most glaring discrepancies between what people say in public and what they do in private. This book explores what happens when controversial arguments in favour of hypocrisy enter the mainstream, making it increasingly hard to tell the difference between hypocrisy and more obviously attractive qualities like modesty, self-control and tact.
Bienséance dans la littérature --- Conditions morales dans la littérature --- Courtesy in literature --- Ethics in literature --- Ethiek in de literatuur --- Ethique dans la littérature --- Etiquette dans la Litérature --- Etiquette in de literatuur --- Etiquette in literature --- Huichelarij in de literatuur --- Hypocrisie dans la littérature --- Hypocrisie in de literatuur --- Hypocrisy in literature --- Moral conditions in literature --- Moraliteit in de literatuur --- Morals in literature --- Schijnheiligheid in de literatuur --- Wellevendheid in de literatuur --- Courtesy in literature. --- English literature --- Ethics in literature. --- Etiquette in literature. --- Hypocrisy in literature. --- Literature and society --- Moral conditions in literature. --- History and criticism. --- History --- Austen, Jane --- Ethics --- Locke, John --- 18th century --- History and criticism --- England --- Austen, Jane, --- Locke, John, --- Ao-ssu-ting, --- Ao-ssu-ting, Chien, --- Aosiding, --- Aosiding, Jian, --- Āsṭin̲, Jēn̲, --- Austenová, Jane, --- Osten, Dzheĭn, --- Ostin, Dzhein, --- Lady, --- Author of Sense and Sensibility, --- Остен, Джейн, --- Остен, Джейм, --- אוסטן, ג׳יין --- אוסטן, ג׳יין, --- أوستن، جين، --- Ethics. --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature --- Philanthropus, --- Lokk, Dzhon, --- Lūk, Jūn, --- Lo-kʻo, --- Locke, Giovanni, --- Lock, --- Lock, John, --- Rokku, Jon, --- לוק, י׳ון,
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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. "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
Political ethics. --- Compromise (Ethics) --- Hypocrisy. --- Ethics --- Ethics, Political --- Ethics in government --- Government ethics --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Civics --- Truthfulness and falsehood --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Machiavelli, Niccolò, --- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, --- Rouseau, Jan Jakub, --- Russo, Zhan Zhak, --- Rousseau, John James, --- Rūssū, Jān Jāk, --- Lu-so, --- Ru-xô, Giăng-Giá̆c, --- Rousseau, Jean Jaques, --- Rousseau, Jean Jeacques, --- Rousseau, J. J. --- Rusō, Jan Jakku, --- Rousseau, Gian Giacomo, --- Ruso, Z'an Z'aḳ, --- Rūcō, --- Citoyen de Genève, --- Citizen of Geneva, --- Roussō, --- Rousseau, --- Rūssō, --- Rousseau, Johann Jacob, --- Руссо, Жан-Жак, --- רוסא, זשאן־זשאק --- רוסא, י׳ן י׳ק, --- רוסו, זאאן זאאק, --- רוסו, ז׳אן־ז׳אק, --- روسو، چان چاك --- روسو، ژان ژاك --- 卢梭, --- Rousseau, Juan Jacobo, --- Rousseau, G. G. --- Ruso, Jan Jak, --- Rūsaw, Zhān Zhāk, --- Rūsū, Zhān Zhāk, --- マキアヴェルリ --- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques --- politics, ethics, rousseau, machiavelli, power, society, control, government, integrity, hypocrisy, virtue, character, politicians, rule, idealism, fanaticism, compromise, morality, nonfiction, philosophy, political science, reason, honesty, moliere, prudence, deception, corruption, dependence, vanity, rationality, transparency, lying, misrepresentation, issues, candidates.
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The Iran-Iraq War were one of the longest and most devastating uninterrupted wars amongst modern nation states. It produced neither victor nor vanquished and left the regimes in both countries basically intact. However, it is clear that the domestic, regional and international repercussions of the war mean that 'going back' is not an option. Iraq owes too much to regain the lead it formerly held in economic performance and development levels. What then does reconstruction mean?In this book, Kamran Mofid counteracts the scant analysis to date of the economic consequences of the Gulf W
IRAN-IRAQ WAR, 1980-1988--ECONOMIC ASPECTS --- Iran --- Defenses --- Economic aspects --- Iraq --- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 --- Iran - Defenses - Economic aspects. --- Iraq - defenses - Economic aspects. --- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 - Economic aspects. --- Economic aspects. --- Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Iranian-Iraqi Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988 --- Iraqi-Iranian Conflict, 1980-1988 --- Persian Gulf War, 1980-1988 --- Irak --- Rāfidayn, Bilād --- Bilād al-Rāfidayn --- Republic of Iraq --- Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah --- República Islâmica do Irã --- Irã --- Persia --- Northern Tier --- Islamic Republic of Iran --- Jumhūrī-i Islāmī-i Īrān --- I-lang --- Paras-Iran --- Paras --- Persia-Iran --- I.R.A. --- Islamische Republik Iran --- Islamskai︠a︡ Respublika Iran --- I.R.I. --- IRI --- ايران --- جمهورى اسلامى ايران --- Êran --- Komarî Îslamî Êran --- arms --- imports --- iran --- iraq --- defence --- burden --- oil --- exports --- world's --- hypocrisy
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Today we consider privacy a right to be protected. But in eighteenth-century England, privacy was seen as a problem, even a threat. Women reading alone and people hiding their true thoughts from one another in conversation generated fears of uncontrollable fantasies and profound anxieties about insincerity. In Privacy, Patricia Meyer Spacks explores eighteenth-century concerns about privacy and the strategies people developed to avoid public scrutiny and social pressure. She examines, for instance, the way people hid behind common rules of etiquette to mask their innermost feelings and how, in fact, people were taught to employ such devices. She considers the erotic overtones that privacy aroused in its suppression of deeper desires. And perhaps most important, she explores the idea of privacy as a societal threat-one that bred pretense and hypocrisy in its practitioners. Through inspired readings of novels by Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, and Sterne, along with a penetrating glimpse into diaries, autobiographies, poems, and works of pornography written during the period, Spacks ultimately shows how writers charted the imaginative possibilities of privacy and its social repercussions. Finely nuanced and elegantly conceived, Spacks's new work will fascinate anyone who has relished concealment or mourned its recent demise.
Geheim in de literatuur --- Ik in de literatuur --- Moi dans la littérature --- Privacy in de literatuur --- Privacy in literature --- Secrecy in literature --- Secret dans la littérature --- Self in literature --- Vie privée dans la littérature --- English fiction --- Privacy in literature. --- Secrecy in literature. --- Self in literature. --- History and criticism. --- English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism. --- English fiction - 18th century - History and criticism. --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- English Literature --- History and criticism --- Soi dans la littérature --- Zelf in de literatuur --- 18th century --- 18th century, 1900s, history, historical, time period, english, humanities, college, university, higher ed, academic, scholarly, research, privacy, rights, england, united kingdom, uk, fear, anxiety, emotions, insincerity, sincerity, public, social studies, society, pressure, hypocrisy, erotic, desire, novels, close reading, analysis, defoe, richardson, fielding, sterne, diary, autobiography, poetry, pornography, sex, propriety.
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A classic work, Munitions of the mind traces how propaganda has formed part of the fabric of conflict since the dawn of warfare, and how in its broadest definition it has also been part of a process of persuasion at the heart of human communication. Stone monuments, coins, broadsheets, paintings and pamphlets, posters, radio, film, television, computers and satellite communications - propaganda has had access to ever more complex and versatile media." "This third edition has been revised and expanded to include a new preface, new chapters on the Gulf War, information age conflict in the post-Cold War era, and the world after the terrorist attacks of September 11. It also offers a new epilogue and comprehensive bibliographical essay." "The range of this book, as well as the analysis it offers, makes it an ideal text for all international courses covering media and communications studies, cultural history, military history and politics. It will prove accessible to the general reader."
Propaganda. --- Oorlog. --- Terrorism and mass media. --- State-sponsored terrorism. --- Propaganda, Anti-American. --- Society and social sciences. --- SOCIAL SCIENCE --- Politics and government. --- Political control and freedoms. --- Terrorisme et medias. --- Terrorisme d'État. --- Propagande antiamericaine. --- Propagande --- Propaganda --- Government violence --- Governmental violence --- State-sponsored violence --- State terrorism --- Violence, Governmental --- Violence, State-sponsored --- Political atrocities --- Terrorism --- Mass media and terrorism --- Mass media --- Communication in politics --- Political psychology --- Social influence --- Advertising --- Persuasion (Psychology) --- Psychological warfare --- Public relations --- Publicity --- Social pressure --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Anti-American propaganda --- General. --- Histoire. --- History. --- Terrorism. --- Propaganda History --- History --- Radioactive Terrorism --- Terrorism, Radioactive --- Persuasive Communication --- Psychological Warfare --- Middle Ages. --- ancient Greeks. --- civilization. --- civilized society. --- humanity. --- hypocrisy. --- peace propagandists. --- propaganda. --- scrutiny. --- terrorism. --- violence. --- wars.
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