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Machiavelli : a very short introduction/Quentin Skinner by QUENTIN SKINNER is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it. Offering the first brief introduction to Machiavelli's thought to appear in twenty-five years, Skinner focuses on his three major works, The Prince, Discourses, and The History of Florence. He discusses the influence of Roman moral thought on Machiavelli, concentrating on the extent to which Machiavelli's teachings represent a reaction against this tradition. Placing Machiavelli in the proper social and intellectual context, Skinner reveals the extraordinary originality of his attack on the prevailing moral and political assumptions of his age. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- QUENTIN SKINNER
- Publisher
- Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191776618
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Political Science, Fiction, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.74 / 5 (239 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14