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Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio by Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A very different work from his well-known (https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/niccolo-machiavelli/the-prince/w-k-marriott) The Prince , and posthumously published a year prior to it, (https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/niccolo-machiavelli) Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy is one of his most debated works. Some critics see it as presenting a counterpoint or refutation of The Prince , calling it a key founding document of modern liberal republicanism. Others maintain that it is complementary, arguing that leaders of republics must act in the manner Machiavelli prescribes in The Prince if they are to maintain their state’s freedom. In any case, it is a deep and complex work of political philosophy. Both complementary and critical of contemporary Italian Renaissance politics, culture, and religion, Discourses on Livy uses Roman history, as described in the first ten books of Livy’s Ab urbe condita , to explain Machiavelli’s views across a broad range of subjects. The 142 discourses discuss political violence, military strategy, political corruption and reform, conspiracy, public opinion, the role of religion in public life, and much more.

Who reads Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio?

Author

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.

Publisher

Salerno, c2001.

Published

2001

Language

IT

ISBN

9788884023568

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences