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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463202603321

Autore

Belliotti Raymond A. <1948->

Titolo

Niccolo Machiavelli [[electronic resource] ] : the laughing lion and the strutting fox / / Raymond Angelo Belliotti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2009

ISBN

1-283-87609-4

0-7391-3064-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

320.1

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Political ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. 187-191.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Machiavelli's Life and Times; Chapter One: The Prince; Chapter Two: The Discourses; Chapter Three: Methods, Motivations, and Purposes: The Prince; Chapter Four: Machiavelli's Top Ten; Chapter Five: Ends and Means; Chapter Six: Machiavelli's Final Letter; Appendix A: Texts and Their Abbreviations; Appendix B: Biographical Notes: Medici Scorecard; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book places Machiavelli in historical context but argues that his understanding of moral conflicts is well ahead of his time. Instead of arguing for the autonomy of politics, as is commonly supposed, Machiavelli grapples with the special problems of role-differentiated morality, where the duties of public office often conflict with the demands of conventional morality.