Machiavelli, Niccolò

Man and his conflicts, examined through the prism of the Italian Renaissance, make up the subject of this dissertation. By exploring the multifarious forms of enmity, I aim to investigate the nature and the boundaries of power. The persuasion that political authority and hostili…

In this dissertation, I examine the significance of dramatization as a process that intensifies critical thought. While most scholars have emphasized cognitive elements in critique, they have tended to neglect dramatic elements, leaving an ambivalent view about their place withi…