Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov translation of Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. Machiavelli, having discoursed about the foundations and modes of reordering a republics, turned his attention to…
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov translation of Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. Machiavelli discourses at length on the importance of establishing good foundations (see Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy:…
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Harvey C. Mansfield, Second Edition translation of Machiavelli’s The Prince. History is the foundation of Niccolò Machiavelli’s political thought; it was not an object of study, but rather…
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Harvey C. Mansfield, Second Edition translation of Machiavelli’s The Prince. Please refer to these past analyses (Part I & Part II) of Machiavelli’s The Prince. The Prince, while primarily concerned…