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Machiavelli's Art of Politics offers a reexamination of Niccolò Machiavelli’s political thought in order to propose a concise and historically accurate portrayal of his ideas and intellectual context.
Machiavelli's Art of Politics offers a reexamination of Niccolò Machiavelli’s political thought in order to propose a concise and historically accurate portrayal of his ideas and intellectual context.
This study provides a nuanced view of the complexities of Machiavelli’s thought by analyzing his classical background, taking into particular consideration the influence of Xenophon, and his view of the ideal ruler as someone who creates the conditions for a flourishing human life. In addition, Bárcenas explains why Machiavelli defends a republican political order that encourages citizens to live according to their own laws while serving a common good and revises his legacy through the writings of Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin and Maurizio Viroli.
This study provides a nuanced view of the complexities of Machiavelli’s thought by analyzing his classical background, taking into particular consideration the influence of Xenophon, and his view of the ideal ruler as someone who creates the conditions for a flourishing human life. In addition, Bárcenas explains why Machiavelli defends a republican political order that encourages citizens to live according to their own laws while serving a common good and revises his legacy through the writings of Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin and Maurizio Viroli.
- Reviewed in The Review of Politics 78 (2016): 467–469, Renaissance Quarterly 70.1 (2017): 300-301, Ingenium 11 (2017): 311-315 & Choice Magazine for the American Library Association.
- Reviewed in The Review of Politics 78 (2016): 467–469, Renaissance Quarterly 70.1 (2017): 300-301, Ingenium 11 (2017): 311-315 & Choice Magazine for the American Library Association.
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