Reading MachiavelliAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 15 December 2020
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A new reading of Machiavelliâ?Ts major works that demonstrates how he has been previously misreadTo what extent was NiccolA² Machiavelli a â?oMachiavellianâ??? Was he an amoral adviser of tyranny or a stalwart partisan of liberty? A neutral technician of power politics or a devout Italian patriot? A reviver of pagan virtue or initiator of modern nihilism? Reading Machiavelli answers these questions through original interpretations of Machiavelliâ?Ts three major political worksâ?"The Prince, Discourses, and Florentine Historiesâ?"and demonstrates that a radically democratic populism seeded the Florentineâ?Ts scandalous writings. John McCormick challenges the misguided understandings of Machiavelli set forth by prominent thinkers, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau and representatives of the Straussian and Cambridge schools, and he emphasizes the fundamental, often unacknowledged elements of a vibrant Machiavellian politics. Advancing fresh readings of Machiavelliâ?Ts work, this book presents a new outlook on how politics should be conceptualized and practiced.
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