Political self-deception /

Political self-deception /

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Author / Creator:	Galeotti, Anna E., author.
Imprint:	Cambrige, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Political science -- Philosophy. Self-deception -- Philosophy. Self-deception -- Political aspects. Political science -- Philosophy. Self-deception -- Philosophy.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11721749

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ISBN:	9781108423724 1108423728 9781108542791
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	ebook version : 9781108542791

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