Political Self-Deception

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Political Self-Deception by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Anna Elisabetta Galeotti ISBN: 9781108540094
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: October 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
ISBN: 9781108540094
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: October 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Self-deception, that is the distortion of reality against the available evidence and according to one's wishes, represents a distinctive component in the wide realm of political deception. It has received relatively little attention but is well worth examining for its explanatory and normative dimensions. In this book Elisabetta Galeotti shows how self-deception can explain political occurrences where public deception intertwines with political failure – from bad decisions based on false beliefs, through the self-serving nature of those beliefs, to the deception of the public as a by-product of a leader's self-deception. Her discussion uses close analysis of three well-known case studies: John F. Kennedy and the Cuba Crisis, Lyndon B. Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and George W. Bush and the Weapons of Mass Destruction. Her book will appeal to a range of readers in political philosophy, political theory, and international relations.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Self-deception, that is the distortion of reality against the available evidence and according to one's wishes, represents a distinctive component in the wide realm of political deception. It has received relatively little attention but is well worth examining for its explanatory and normative dimensions. In this book Elisabetta Galeotti shows how self-deception can explain political occurrences where public deception intertwines with political failure – from bad decisions based on false beliefs, through the self-serving nature of those beliefs, to the deception of the public as a by-product of a leader's self-deception. Her discussion uses close analysis of three well-known case studies: John F. Kennedy and the Cuba Crisis, Lyndon B. Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and George W. Bush and the Weapons of Mass Destruction. Her book will appeal to a range of readers in political philosophy, political theory, and international relations.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Jurisprudence of Style by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book From Transitional to Transformative Justice by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Life after Dictatorship by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Animal Experimentation by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Palaeopathology by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Parties, Movements, and Democracy in the Developing World by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Pragmatism and American Experience by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Popular Morality in the Early Roman Empire by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Ethnicity and Empire in Kenya by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Romantic Drama by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Cover of the book The Complexity of Self Government by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy