Machiavelli (Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought)
MIA KARTS BOOKS
Book details
- Author
- Maurizio Viroli
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- History & Schools of Thought
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780198780885
- ISBN-10
- 0198780885
- Vendor: Mia Karts
Machiavelli (Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought)
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ISBN: 0198780885
Author: Viroli, Maurizio
Condition: New
This book presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, combining an accessible, historically-informed account of his work with a reassessment of his central ideas and arguments. Viroli challenges the accepted interpretations of Machiavelli's work, insisting that his republicanism was based not on a commitment to virtue, greatness, and expansion, but to the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws. His detailed study of how Machiavelli composed The Prince offers a number of new interpretations and he further contends that the most challenging--and underestimated--aspect of Machiavelli's thought is his philosophy of life, in particular his conceptions of love, women, irony, God, and the human condition.
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