"An impressively thorough treatment of the themes of sincerity and authenticity in Kant, Kierkegaard, and Levinas. Pickett's unpretentious and elegant style enable him to lay out complex ideas in an accessible way." -Carl S. Hughes, Texas Lutheran University, author of Kierkegaa…
The ethics of theatricality/the theatricality of ethics -- Kant: sincerity and the problem of imperfection -- The trouble with lying: Kant, character, and self-congruence -- Virtuous hypocrisy: incongruence in Kant's quest for character -- Kierkegaard: sincerity and the problem …
Drawing on the writings of Immanuel Kant, Søren Kierkegaard, and Emmanuel Levinas, Howard Pickett presents a vivid defense of "virtuous hypocrisy." Our fetish for transparency tends to allow us to forget that the self may not be worthy of expression, and may become unethically n…
