hypocrisy

  • The Cult of Authenticity and Hypocrisy

    A Philosophical Happy Hour reflecting on the pressure to exhibit personal authenticity in an age of hypocrisy. We hear constant calls to “be authentic”, “be yourself”, and “say what you really think”.  These imperatives are often treated as uncontroversially liberating—as though the chief moral danger of human life were merely to live under false pretenses.…

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  • On the Admission of Bad Taste

    In lieu of Happy Hour on this Ash Wednesday, a brief reflection on the admission that we have “bad taste” in popular society, and the embarrassments that prevent our honesty. Since it is always unpleasant to have to admit the lack of something that everyone has as a matter of course, and which therefore properly…

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