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Machiavelli's Platonic Problems
Neoplatonism, Eros, Mythmaking, and Philosophy in Machiavellian Thought
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Machiavelli's Platonic Problems
Neoplatonism, Eros, Mythmaking, and Philosophy in Machiavellian Thought
About this book
Machiavelli is traditionally understood has a thinker who rejected Platonism in bulk. This book argues that even if it is correct to describe him as unsympathetic to Platonic thought, his philosophy addresses it in a deep and nuanced manner. In order to see this, one must first disentangle Machiavelli's conversation with Plato from his criticism of Christian Florentine Neoplatonism. Once this is done, Machiavelli's work reveals itself to engage key Platonic themes, such as love, the place of philosophical education in politics, and the relationship between policymaking and mythmaking. This engagement helps us further characterize and clarify essential concepts and axioms of Machiavellian thought, such as fortĆŗna, virtue, the importance of self-reliance, and the proper sources of political knowledge.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Machiavelliās Platonic Problems
- Machiavelliās Platonic Problems: Neoplatonism, Eros, Mythmaking, and Philosophy in Machiavellian Thought
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Machiavelli, Florentine Neoplatonism, and the Medici
- Chapter 2
- Machiavelliās Critique of Diotimaās Eros
- Chapter 3
- Myths and Policymaking in Machiavelli and Plato
- Chapter 4
- Hunting, History, and Philosophy in Machiavelliās Princely Education
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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