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Medieval & Modern Philosophy · Early modern

Niccolò Machiavelli

The Florentine diplomat who described politics as it is, not as it should be: The Prince, virtù and fortuna, 'better to be feared than loved', Cesare Borgia, the republican Discourses, and what 'Machiavellian' really means.

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How Machiavellian was Machiavelli? Public lecture by Quentin Skinner University of York · 54 min
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Prereqs: Renaissance Italy. Next: Hobbes. Sources: *The Prince* (written 1513, published 1532); *Discourses on Livy*; Quentin Skinner, *Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction*; Harvey Mansfield's translation.
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