Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 527 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780691141763
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9780691141770
Content:
Machiavelli's Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the "Machiavellian" maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory, Erica Benner gives the most complete account yet of Machiavelli's thought. She argues that his difficult and puzzling style of writing owes far more to ancient Greek sources than is usually recog
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I: CONTEXTS; II: FOUNDATIONS; III: PRINCIPLES; IV: POLITICS; CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691141770
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Machiavelli's Ethics
Language:
English
