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Daniel J. Kapust - Flattery and the History of Political Thought, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Flattery and the History of Political Thought

That Glib and Oily Art

Av Daniel J. Kapust

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Beskrivning
Flattery is an often overlooked political phenomenon, even though it has interested thinkers from classical Athens to eighteenth-century America. Drawing a distinction between moralistic and strategic flattery, this book offers new interpretations of a range of texts from the history of political thought. Discussing Cicero, Pliny, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Mandeville, Smith, and the Federalist/Anti-Federalist debates, the book engages and enriches contemporary political theory debates about rhetoric, republicanism, and democratic theory, among other topics. Flattery and the History of Political Thought shows both the historical importance and continued relevance of flattery for political theory. Additionally, the study is interdisciplinary in both subject and approach, engaging classics, literature, rhetoric, and history scholarship; it aims to bring a range of disciplines into conversation with each other as it explores a neglected - and yet important - topic.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2018-01-25
  • Mått: 156 x 235 x 18 mm
  • Vikt: 450 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 238
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9781107043367
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Daniel J. Kapust is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Affiliated with the Departments of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, and the Centers for Early Modern Studies and European Studies, he has published in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, European Journal of Political Theory, Political Theory, History of Political Thought, the Journal of the History of Ideas, and Political Studies. His first book, Republicanism, Rhetoric, and Roman Political Thought: Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus (Cambridge), was published in 2011, and he co-edited Comparative Political Theory in Time and Place (2016).

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'Kapust's tour de force, lucid and well-argued throughout, demonstrates the significance of 'flattery' - a concept that is paid insufficient attention by contemporary political theorists. Flattery and the History of Political Thought exemplifies political theory at its best: it is faithful to the arguments and historical contexts of the political thinkers examined; and it also points up the relevance of 'flattery' for politics today, such as the deleterious effects of manipulation and insincerity - often concomitants of flattery - on democratic discourse and representation.' Gary Remer, Professor of Political Science, Tulane University, New Orleans

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