02425nam 2200541Ia 450 991078619800332120230124190510.01-283-65874-70-7391-7711-7(CKB)2670000000275543(EBL)1042717(OCoLC)818413927(SSID)ssj0000756272(PQKBManifestationID)12306844(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756272(PQKBWorkID)10750484(PQKB)10158767(MiAaPQ)EBC1042717(Au-PeEL)EBL1042717(CaPaEBR)ebr10612152(CaONFJC)MIL397124(EXLCZ)99267000000027554320120814d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMachiavelli and epicureanism[electronic resource] an investigation into the origins of early modern political thought /Robert J. RoeckleinLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20121 online resource (227 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-9775-4 0-7391-7710-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Plato's Refutations of Eleatic Atomism in the Parmenides; 2 Epicurus, Political Philosopher; 3 Lucretius' Aggressive Rhetoric; 4 Machiavelli's Discourses; 5 The Life of the Spirit in Machiavelli's Republic; Bibliography; IndexThe ancient history of philosophy furnishes us with two towering traditions: that of classical political science (Plato and Aristotle), and that of classical hedonism (Epicurus and Lucretius). In the work of Machiavelli, some of the language from classical political science is borrowed or retained; but the substance of the political science built into Machiavelli's model is actually anchored in the classically hedonistic heritage. By studying Lucretius' poem De Rerum Nature and its impact on literary and political circlesPolitical sciencePhilosophyPolitical sciencePhilosophy.172Roecklein Robert J.1960-1490367MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786198003321Machiavelli and epicureanism3724580UNINA