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ISBN:
9781108529242
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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 Anna 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
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Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The philosophy of self-deception -- Investigating self-deception -- The attribution of responsibility to self-deceivers -- Self deception in politics -- The self deception of political leaders, officials, and governments -- Kennedy and Cuba -- Johnson and the gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- Bush and the WMD -- Conclusion -- References
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108423724
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108438308
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Galeotti, Anna Elisabetta, 1953 - Political self-deception Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ISBN 9781108423724
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108438308
Language:
English
Keywords:
Selbsttäuschung
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Politische Philosophie
DOI:
10.1017/9781108529242
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