Well-ordered license : on the unity of Machiavelli's thought

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Well-ordered license : on the unity of Machiavelli's thought

Markus Fischer

Lexington Books, c2000

  • : alk. paper
  • : pbk. : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and index

内容説明・目次
巻冊次

: alk. paper ISBN 9780739101070

内容説明

Interpreters of Machiavelli easily agree that his political writings have profoundly influenced our fundamental ideas of state and society, yet these interpreters rarely agree on what Machiavelli really thought. Did Machiavelli seek to recover classical republicanism in the Aristotelian tradition, or did he aspire to usher in modernity? Was he a cynic who assumed human beings to be inescapably wicked and offered technical advice to tyrants, or did he aim at some version of "the good life"? Did he create a general theory of politics, or did he teach us that political issues should be approached in a particular contextual, dialectical, or rhetorical manner? Through systematic analysis, Markus Fischer's cogent and articulate study succeeds in resolving these questions. Well-Ordered License will appeal both to new students of Machiavelli and to scholars who have long sought to reconcile the seeming incoherence of his work.

目次

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The World and How We Know It Chapter 3 Human Nature and Action Chapter 4 Political Good and Necessary Evil Chapter 5 Principalities and Republics Chapter 6 Struggle for Empire Chapter 7 Intentions, Insights, and Errors
巻冊次

: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780739101087

内容説明

Interpreters of Machiavelli easily agree that his political writings have profoundly influenced our fundamental ideas of state and society, yet these interpreters rarely agree on what Machiavelli really thought. Did Machiavelli seek to recover classical republicanism in the Aristotelian tradition, or did he aspire to usher in modernity? Was he a cynic who assumed human beings to be inescapably wicked and offered technical advice to tyrants, or did he aim at some version of 'the good life'? Did he create a general theory of politics, or did he teach us that political issues should be approached in a particular contextual, dialectical, or rhetorical manner? Through systematic analysis, Markus Fischer's cogent and articulate study succeeds in resolving these questions. Well-Ordered License will appeal both to new students of Machiavelli and to scholars who have long sought to reconcile the seeming incoherence of his work.

目次

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The World and How We Know It Chapter 3 Human Nature and Action Chapter 4 Political Good and Necessary Evil Chapter 5 Principalities and Republics Chapter 6 Struggle for Empire Chapter 7 Intentions, Insights, and Errors

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詳細情報
  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA50327265
  • ISBN
    • 0739101072
    • 0739101080
  • LCCN
    99052998
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Lanham, Md.
  • ページ数/冊数
    viii, 231 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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