{"product_id":"9781418525781","title":"In Defense of Hypocrisy: Picking Sides in the War on Virtue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"With verve, gusto, and just the right amount of humility, Jeremy Lott argues that hypocrisy isn't as bad as advertised, and that the critics of hypocrisy are often hypocritical themselves. A perfect read and a necessary corrective for this political season.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eGlenn Reynolds, Instapundit.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lott argues convincingly that acts of hypocrisy can be embraced, not dismissed. In this highly-readable book, he makes the counterintuitive suggestion that hypocrisy is a natural element of the human condition.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Mark, author, \u003cem\u003eGoing Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The popular usage of the term 'hypocrite' is expansive like a shotgun blast, and is often brought in to describe someone we don't like, doing something that we disagree with, involving some sort of perceived contradiction.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's an old familiar routine. Dick accuses Jane of rank hypocrisy, while ignoring his own moral inconsistencies. Jane is outraged by the charge, and fires right back. And author Jeremy Lott? Well he's blowing a wet raspberry at the whole ridiculous spectacle. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Hypocrisy \u003c\/i\u003edeconstructs pat prejudices and shallow moralism to probe hypocrisy's real significance, asking:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy there is so much hypocrisy, and so much hatred of it?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do we behave so inconsistently but then denounce those traits in others?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy are people so often fooled by hypocrites?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat if hypocrisy is more than just a necessary evil? In fact, what if hypocrisy is also an engine of moral progress?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Hypocrisy\u003c\/i\u003e is part political, part religious, part philosophical, and all honesty. Though the word has long since reached epithet status, Lott beckons the reader to see the real virtue-impoverished agendas behind the accusations and embrace a sturdier, more realistic understanding of a much-maligned vice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe charges have been brought, the jury bought, and the judge clears his throat to hand down the expected judgment: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hypocrisy is a most damnable offense. . . \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNot so fast\u003c\/i\u003e,\" says Jeremy Lott. \"I object!\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Hypocrisy\u003c\/i\u003e is the case for a mistrial-a thought-provoking, wit-filled, morally-charged, rollicking justification of good people who behave badly. Lott tackles the alleged two-facedness of popular targets from \u003cb\u003eBill Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eDick Morris\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eBritney Spears\u003c\/b\u003e. Far from focusing merely on politics, Lott looks at philosophy, history, theology, and pop culture to give the hypocrites their due.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis gutsy exposé of the corrosive uses of hypocrisy accusations will challenge you to open your mind, hang the jury, and decide for yourself:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs hypocrisy really so bad?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nelson, Thomas, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126745841904,"sku":"9781418525781","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781418525781_p0.jpg?v=1763728411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781418525781","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}