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This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of hypocrisy in the works of de Pisan and Machiavelli. An argument is presented for the proper and good-intentioned use of hypocrisy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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because, for the most part, philosophical discourse has been entrenched in ethical considerations for centuries, due in large part to the dominion of the Christian religion and its staunch moral
structure. For this reason, it can be quite shocking when a well-regarded work detours from the normal course of affairs, and breaks from ethical norms, not for the purpose of
shock or titillation, but on the basis of a well-reasoned argument; such works not only are a novelty, but they also provide a valuable service of "shaking up" the existing
norms, calling fundamental ethical assumptions into question, and in general promoting a more meaningful and humane discourse. Examples of this trend can be found in the works of Christine de
Pisans "The Treasure of the City of Ladies", as well as in Nicolo Machiavellis "The Prince"; both of these authors establish well-reasoned arguments wherein they advocate the contextual use of
hypocrisy and dishonesty, against prevailing ethical prescriptions, in order to achieve some positive boon that would not otherwise be possible. This paper will explore how these authors view the concept
of "just hypocrisy", and how they argue for it in the course of their respective writngs. This paragraph helps the student explore the profundity of the ideological shift represented by
de Pisan and Machiavelli. To be certain, the advocation of hypocrisy is no small feat. During the times that de Pisan and Machiavelli penned their works, Augustinian interpretations of Christian
morality were commonplace, and the simplistic view on matters was simply that lying was always, regardless of context, sinful, and that willful hypocrisy and misrepresentation was a form of lying.
By implying that dishonesty and hypocrisy might have their own legitimate use, de Pisan and Machiavelli contributed an important counter perspective to the prevailing Christian discourse of the time. Additionally,
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