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"In The Forum and the Tower, Glendon examines thinkers who have collaborated with leaders, from ancient Syracuse to the modern White House, in a series of brisk portraits that explore the meeting of theory and reality. Glendon discusses a roster of great names, from Edmund Burke…
"Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the seminal figure in early modern intellectual history for those living, or wishing to live, in a functional democracy. What Machiavelli is primarily about, and what makes him indispensable to those of us living in and struggling to preserve democrac…
Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the seminal figure in early modern intellectual history for those living, or wishing to live, in a functional democracy. What Machiavelli is primarily about, and what makes him indispensable to those of us living in and struggling to preserve democracy…
Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the seminal figure in early modern intellectual history for those living, or wishing to live, in a functional democracy. What Machiavelli is primarily about, and what makes him indispensable to those of us living in and struggling to preserve democracy…
Tony Blair's Chief of Staff from 1994 to 2007, Jonathan Powell, recounts the inside story of that period - drawing on his own unpublished diaries. Taking the lessons Machiavelli recorded in his political masterpiece The Prince, Jonathan Powell shows how they can still apply toda…
Niccolo Machiavelli is misunderstood, argues Jonathan Powell in his 21st-century reworking of the Italian philosopher's influential masterpiece, 'The Prince'. Taking the lessons Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in 15th-century Florence, Powell shows how the…
Niccol Machiavelli is usually understood as a thinker who separated morality from politics and championed the view that "the ends justify the means." The author argues instead that Machiavelli presents a more nuanced view of the potential moral conflicts faced by politicians and…
"Machiavelli is usually understood as a thinker who separated morality from politics and championed the view that "the ends justify the means." Raymond Angelo Belliotti argues, instead, that Machiavelli presents us with a much more nuanced view of the potential moral conflicts f…
This book places Machiavelli in historical context but argues that his understanding of moral conflicts is well ahead of his time. Instead of arguing for the autonomy of politics, as is commonly supposed, Machiavelli grapples with the special problems of role-differentiated mora…
