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- Entering the Moral Middle Ground
- Cambridge Series on Possibility Studies
- Entering the Moral Middle Ground
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Dialogical Self Theory and the Process of Positioning
- Chapter 2 Embracing Bad as Good via Internalization
- Chapter 3 Rejecting Bad via Externalization
- Chapter 4 The Vitality of the Moral Middle Ground
- Chapter 5 Contradiction as Intrinsic to the Multiplicity of the Self
- Chapter 6 Multilevel Identity and the Moral Middle Ground
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Chapter 2 - Embracing Bad as Good via Internalization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2024
- Entering the Moral Middle Ground
- Cambridge Series on Possibility Studies
- Entering the Moral Middle Ground
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Dialogical Self Theory and the Process of Positioning
- Chapter 2 Embracing Bad as Good via Internalization
- Chapter 3 Rejecting Bad via Externalization
- Chapter 4 The Vitality of the Moral Middle Ground
- Chapter 5 Contradiction as Intrinsic to the Multiplicity of the Self
- Chapter 6 Multilevel Identity and the Moral Middle Ground
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
The worldviews of Jean Genet, Marquis de Sade, and Anton LaVey are presented in this chapter. All of them accuse society of being morally hypocritical. Empirical research vis-à-vis hypocrisy in the psychology of morality is discussed. A moral-pluralistic approach is proposed in which different moral positions are prominent and can come into conflict with each other. In this context, Max Weber’s “ethic of responsibility” is discussed as relevant to political leadership. Then, the monopositionality of utopian visions, such as fascism, communism, religions, and neoliberalism, are criticized as being focused on one ideal end-position that does not allow counter-positions or alternative points of view As practical implications of this chapter, I offer three guidelines for dealing with hypocrisy: the role of self-awareness, perspective-taking, and the stimulation of moral multiplicity.
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- Entering the Moral Middle GroundWho Is Afraid of the Grey Wolf?, pp. 50 - 85Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024