1st Edition

Citizen Machiavelli

By Mark Hulliung Copyright 2015
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

Machiavelli has been viewed as the forerunner of the humanists of our day, liberals and socialists, who have discovered that moral ends sometimes require immoral means. Against this interpretation, Mark Hulliung argues that Machiavelli's "humanism," was rooted in classical notions of grandeur and greatness, and that his prime reason for admiring the ancient Roman republic was that it conquered... Read more
Introduction to the Transaction Edition Preface Note on Sources 1 Civic Humanism and Power Politics 2 The Republic That Was 3 The Republic That Is 4 A Day and a Night in the Life of a Citizen 5 Conversations with the Ancients 6 Conversations with the Moderns 7 Interpreting Machiavelli Index

Biography

Mark Hulliung