On lying and politics /
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975,
On lying and politics / Hannah Arendt ; introduction by David Bromwich. - New York: A Library of America. copyright 2022. - xxxix, 119 pages ; 19 cm - Library of America special publication . - Library of America special publication. .
"No one," Hannah Arendt observed, "has ever counted truthfulness as a political virtue." But why do politicians lie? What is the relationship between political lies and self-delusion? And how much organized deceit can a democracy endure before it ceases to function?--From publisher description.
9781598537314
JA79 / .A725 2022
On lying and politics / Hannah Arendt ; introduction by David Bromwich. - New York: A Library of America. copyright 2022. - xxxix, 119 pages ; 19 cm - Library of America special publication . - Library of America special publication. .
"No one," Hannah Arendt observed, "has ever counted truthfulness as a political virtue." But why do politicians lie? What is the relationship between political lies and self-delusion? And how much organized deceit can a democracy endure before it ceases to function?--From publisher description.
9781598537314
JA79 / .A725 2022