Flattery and the history of political thought : that glib and oily art /

Flattery is an often overlooked political phenomenon, even though it has interested thinkers from classical Athens to eighteenth-century America. Drawing a distinction between moralistic and strategic flattery, this book offers new interpretations of a range of texts from the history of political th...

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Main Author:	Kapust, Daniel J., 1976- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Political science > Philosophy. Flattery.