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Political Self-Deception

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Political Self-Deception
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:271
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 151
Category/GenreSocial and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781108438308
ClassificationsDewey:320.019
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 12 November 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

Anna Elisabetta Galeotti teaches political philosophy at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Vercelli. Her publications include Toleration as Recognition (Cambridge, 2002).