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El Principe, de Nicholas Maquiavelo, es una obra clasica en materia poli-tica y de gran trascendencia dentro de la cultura occidental. Maquiavelo es, ademas de un gran teorico del pensamiento politico, y uno de los grandes prosistas en lengua italiana del s. XVI. Atacado por muchos y defendido tambien con firmeza, Maquiavelo nos demuestra su talento de escritor y la forma de conseguir y mantener el poder.
El Príncipe es un tratado de teoría política escrito por Nicolás Maquiavelo en 1513, mientras este se encontraba encarcelado en San Casciano por la acusación de haber conspirado en contra de los Médici. El libro fue publicado en 1531 y dedicado a Lorenzo II de Médici, duque de Urbino, en respuesta a dicha acusación, a modo de regalo.1 Tiene ciertas inspiraciones en César Borgia. Se trata de la obra de mayor renombre de este autor, aquella por la cual se acuñaron el sustantivo maquiavelismo y el adjetivo maquiavélico.
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." The Prince, written by Niccolò Machiavelli, is a groundbreaking work in the genre of political philosophy, first published in 1532. It offers a direct and unflinching examination of power and leadership, challenging conventional notions of morality and ethics in governance. This work will leave you questioning the true nature of authority and political strategy. Machiavelli's prose captures the very essence of human ambition, forcing readers to grapple with the harsh realities of leadership. This is not just a historical treatise, but a blueprint for navigating the political power structures of any era. If you're seeking a deepe...
Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics convincingly re-engages the ancient roots of political theory in modern literature by situating Cervantes within a long line of political thinkers.
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The esteemed philosopher’s assessment of good, evil, and the value of Machiavelli. Leo Strauss argued that the most visible fact about Machiavelli’s doctrine is also the most useful one: Machiavelli seems to be a teacher of wickedness. Strauss sought to incorporate this idea in his interpretation without permitting it to overwhelm or exhaust his exegesis of The Prince and Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy. “We are in sympathy,” he writes, “with the simple opinion about Machiavelli [namely, the wickedness of his teaching], not only because it is wholesome, but above all because a failure to take that opinion seriously prevents one from doing justice to what is truly admirable in Machiavelli: the intrepidity of his thought, the grandeur of his vision, and the graceful subtlety of his speech.” This critique of the founder of modern political philosophy by this prominent twentieth-century scholar is an essential text for students of both authors.