Satire, Lies, and Politics The Case of Dr. Arbuthnot

Name: Satire, Lies, and Politics The Case of Dr. Arbuthnot
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ISBN: 9780312175153

ISBN-10: 0312175159

ISBN-13: 9780312175153

Edition: 1997

Authors: Conal Condren

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This, the first full analysis of Arbuthnot's Art of Political Lying (1712), argues that the work is a commentary on long-standing themes of debate in science, rhetoric and philosophy and should be seen as a seminal satire standing in opposition to the practice of Swift and Pope. Rather than simply condemning dishonesty, Arbuthnot raises serious questions about the elusive nature of truth in politics. The argument thus traverses literary analysis, intellectual history and philosophy. An original version of the Art of Political Lying, based on English and French editions is supplied in the appendix.

Book details

List price: $110.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 12/15/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xvi

Introduction	p. 3
Topicality and the Limits of Party Commitment	p. 13
Satire	p. 27
The 'Pseudologia' and Scientific Learning	p. 56
A System of Politics	p. 74

Casuistry	p. 99
Political Lying	p. 111
Philosophical Lying	p. 144
Conclusion	p. 159
A Scant biographical note on John Arbuthnot	p. 165
Scriblerian satire and the authorship of Peri Bathous	p. 168
The text of The Art of Political Lying	p. 176
Index	p. 187
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