2.2.6 Hypocrisy
According to the explanation noted at http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiHypocrisy
the word hypocrisy is derived from the Greek “hypokrisis”, which means “play-acting”, “acting out”, “feigning, dissembling” or “an answer”; whereas
the word hypocrite is from the Greek word “hypokrities” the agentive noun associated with “hypokrinomai”. Both are derived from the verb “judge”
when it is translated into English. This may be because the performance of dramatic text by an actor was to involve a degree of interpretation, or
assessment, of that text. Yet, Sipos 2009 formulated the parameters of hypocrisy that a
hypocrite is someone who 1 advocates a standard, 2 publicly applies that standard to himself, 3 fails to meet that standard, and 4 hides or denies his
failure. Someone is judged as a hypocrite if he or she covers up those four factors mentioned. Missing of one element or even more, someone cannot be
called as a hypocrite. For instance, a fat woman, who proclaims to get on diet but fails to get slimmer since she finds difficulties in avoiding the appetite for
food, is not hypocrite. She is not a hypocrite because the factor number four is missing. A mother who sleeps later than the bedtime she applies to her
children is not a hypocrite either. The mother is not categorized hypocrite since the second factor is missing. She never sets her children
‟s bedtime to herself and she openly lets anyone know that her children
‟s bedtime is not
applied to her.
Michaeli 2007 stated that hypocrisy is the result of social decision making problem. A complex network of centers in the brain controls
someone ‟s social decision making. “The middle area of the prefrontal cortex
MPFC and the area just below it the orbitofrontal cortex, or OFC constitutes the “executive center”, making final judgments that balance inputs
from the anterior and posterior cingulate cortex ACC and PCC which are the reward areas, and from the amygdala and the insula AMY and INS, which
process the more primitive urges, such as fright, aggression, hatred, rage, etc.” From the discussion above, hypocrisy might be the result of the
complexity of human soul. Every human being has various desires which tempt himher into different directions. Moreover, it has become the nature of
every human being to be willingly and curiously pursue those desires and ignoring the probability of being unfulfilled. The unfaithfulness to their own
rules and beliefs and the choice to do what is appropriate in a particular situation will just lead them to be hypocritical.
2.2.7 Adultery
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