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May 31
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HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: T...

PETER ADAMSON
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La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic? 
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