LEADER 02458nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910462132703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-65874-7 010 $a0-7391-7711-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275543 035 $a(EBL)1042717 035 $a(OCoLC)818413927 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756272 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12306844 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756272 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750484 035 $a(PQKB)10158767 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1042717 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1042717 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10612152 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL397124 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275543 100 $a20120814d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMachiavelli and epicureanism$b[electronic resource] $ean investigation into the origins of early modern political thought /$fRobert J. Roecklein 210 $aLanham, Md. $cLexington Books$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (227 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-9775-4 311 $a0-7391-7710-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 circles 606 $aPolitical science$xPhilosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical science$xPhilosophy. 676 $a172 700 $aRoecklein$b Robert J.$f1960-$0929523 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462132703321 996 $aMachiavelli and epicureanism$92231972 997 $aUNINA