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Maurizio Viroli (Author)
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0198780893 978-0198780892 December 10, 1998
This book presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, combining an accessible, historically-informed account of his work with a reassessment of his central ideas and arguments. Viroli challenges the accepted interpretations of Machiavelli's work, insisting that his republicanism was based not on a commitment to virtue, greatness, and expansion, but to the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws. His detailed study of how Machiavelli composed The Prince offers a number of new interpretations and he further contends that the most challenging--and underestimated--aspect of Machiavelli's thought is his philosophy of life, in particular his conceptions of love, women, irony, God, and the human condition.

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Focusing on the eloquence and rhetorical structure of Machiavelli's writings, Viroli shows how they draw upon Quintillian and Cicero as well as on little-know Italian humanists. In this respect, the book is instructive./C.E.Butterworth/Choice September 1999 vol.37 No.1 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Maurizio Viroli is Professor of Politics at Princeton University. He previously worked at the European University Institute.

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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 10, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0198780893
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198780892
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A spectacular reinterpretation, December 19, 2002
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I would consider Viroli an authority on Machiavelli, the only person to understand the true meaning of his writings. In this book, Viroli refutes popular notions about Machiavelli and also examines other central themes, such as the true nature of the republic and the need for rhetoric in politics.

Viroli presents a Machiavelli that is vastly different from the Machiavelli associated with "power politics." This Machiavelli believes firmly in the republic as the best form of government and has a philosophy of life encompassing love and other human conditions. One of the most interesting points is that Machiavelli writes according to the classical rhetorical guidelines. He is not writing as an academic or a philosopher, he is writing to the general public to move people to action. Rhetoric is necessary in politics to persuade people and make ideas accepted. This is lacking in current politics, most glaringly in our current president.

I have been fortunate enough to take two of Professor Viroli's courses at Princeton University. He has mastered the rhetoric that he claims is so important. He is a moving, animated speaker that really grasps your attention. His rich texts convey this light and playful but thoughtful and powerful sense as well. He is often repetitive, but this serves only to make sure the reader/listener understands the most important points.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that has any interest in Machiavelli or politics in general

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The main feature of Machiavelli's thought, wrote one of his finest interpreters, is his 'spiritual narrowness'; his insensitivity 'to any spiritual movement that is not subordinate to a purely political idea': no serious religious or moral anxiety, no sincere concern for the meaning of life; only a passion for politics and for the study of political events and actions. Read the first page
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del danaio, primi tre libri della famiglia, primi scritti, predatory expansionism, florentinarum rerum, word stato, vivere politico, vivere libero, florentinae urbis, civil wisdom, civil reason, uno principe, vivere civile, deliberative genre, corrupt republic, della patria, della guerra, grand deeds, republican patriotism, deliberative rhetoric, common liberty, civil science, livres dou tresor, degli uomini
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Florentine Histories, Princeton University Press, Francesco Guicciardini, Cambridge University Press, Government of Florence, Dedicatory Letter, Philosophy of Hobbes, The Humanism of Leonardo Bruni, Coluccio Salutati, Quentin Skinner, Alamanno Rinuccini, Florentine Republic, Hanna Pitkin, Harvard University Press, University of Chicago Press, Hans Baron, Leon Battista Alberti, Machiavellian Rhetoric, Poggio Bracciolini, Renaissance Florence, The Golden Ass, Duke of Milan, Duke Valentino, Federico Chabod, Gennaro Sasso
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