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Machiavelli (A Brief Insight) by Machiavelli, Niccolò;Skinner, Quentin is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Machiavelli (A Brief Insight) about?
NiccolòMachiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil deeds in order to ensure the general good of the state, and ever since his name has signified duplicity and immorality. But is his sinister reputation deserved? To answer this question, Quentin Skinner focuses on three of Machiavelli's major works—__The Prince__, __Discourses__, and __The History of Florence__. His analyses and distillation of these texts provide an introduction of exemplary clarity to Machiavelli's doctrines.
Who reads Machiavelli (A Brief Insight)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Machiavelli, Niccolò;Skinner, Quentin
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781402775291
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Political Science, Military, Poetry
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