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Beschreibung
'Men are infamous and detestable who are destroyers of religion, squanderers of kingdoms and republics, and enemies of the virtues.' Niccolo Machiavelli

Machiavelli (1459-1527) is one of the most influential modern political thinkers. His works, above all The Prince, The Discourses on Livy, The Florentine Histories and The Art of War, are still passionately discussed and continue to give rise to new visions of political action. Against the trite commonplace that Machiavelli was a teacher of evil who justified political immorality, Maurizio Viroli shows that Machiavaelli was concerned instead with the best way to attain true glory through political action and that his works were inspired by a profound love of republican liberty. Extracts are taken from the whole corpus of Machiavelli's works, including his personal letters.
'Men are infamous and detestable who are destroyers of religion, squanderers of kingdoms and republics, and enemies of the virtues.' Niccolo Machiavelli

Machiavelli (1459-1527) is one of the most influential modern political thinkers. His works, above all The Prince, The Discourses on Livy, The Florentine Histories and The Art of War, are still passionately discussed and continue to give rise to new visions of political action. Against the trite commonplace that Machiavelli was a teacher of evil who justified political immorality, Maurizio Viroli shows that Machiavaelli was concerned instead with the best way to attain true glory through political action and that his works were inspired by a profound love of republican liberty. Extracts are taken from the whole corpus of Machiavelli's works, including his personal letters.
Über den Autor
Maurizio Viroli is Professor of Politics at Princeton University. His many books include How to Read Machiavelli, Jean Jacques Rousseau and the 'Well-Ordered Society' and Niccolo's Smile: A Biography of Machiavelli.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Deutscher Idealismus
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: How to Read
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781862079915
ISBN-10: 1862079919
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Viroli, Maurizio
Hersteller: Granta Books
How to Read
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 199 x 129 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Maurizio Viroli
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2008
Gewicht: 0,102 kg
Artikel-ID: 101830825