03128nam 2200517 450 991046666570332120190826145055.090-04-37601-110.1163/9789004376014(CKB)4100000005250403(MiAaPQ)EBC5597772(nllekb)BRILL9789004376014(EXLCZ)99410000000525040320181023d2018 uy engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMachiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict, An Historical and Medical Approach to Political ThinkingLeiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.1 online resource (170 pages)Thinking in extremes ;Volume 2"This is a revised and translated edition of Conflit Civil et Liberte: la Politique Machiavelienne entre Histoire et Medecine, first published in French, in 2004 by Editions Honore Champion."90-04-32323-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- 1 Describing Hot Societies -- 2 Tumult in the City: Neither to Abuse, Nor to Deride, but to Understand -- 3 On Institutions Favourable to Freedom: Machiavelli’s Use of Humoural Theory -- 4 Corruption and the Ethos of Freedom -- 5 Rome, Inimitable Paradigm -- 6 Machiavelli as a Mirror for Contemporary Democracy, or How to Ruminate on His Writings -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.In Machiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict: An Historical and Medical Approach to Political Thinking , Marie Gaille rethinks Machiavelli’s conception of civil conflict. In complete opposition to the common view of Machiavelli as a defender of tyranny, this analysis brings new elements to the forefront: the use of medical metaphors to describe the body politic, its historical lifespan and its institutional arrangement. This study is also based on a comprehensive approach to Machiavelli’s writings, including his most famous works, but also The History of Florence , his correspondence, and his political, military and diplomatic reports. This study allows Marie Gaille to propose an original assessment of Machiavelli’s insights for contemporary conceptions of democracy. This is a revised and translated edition of Conflit Civil et Liberté: la Politique Machiavelienne entre Histoire et Médecine , first published in French, in 2004 by Éditions Honoré Champion.Thinking in Extremes2.State, TheLibertyRevolutionsPhilosophyPolitical scienceItalyHistory16th centuryElectronic books.State, The.Liberty.RevolutionsPhilosophy.Political scienceHistory320.01Marie Gaille935346NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910466665703321Machiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict2106664UNINA