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Machiavelli, Niccolo

 
9780007420070: The Prince

Synopsis

A Timeless Work of Political Philosophy on the Acquisition of Power

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À propos de l'auteur

Niccolo Machiavellio was an Italian diplomat, politician, and philosopher in the Renaissance period. His most famous work, The Prince, was written for the Duke of Urbino as a guide on how to hold on to power at any price. His ruthless notoriety gave rise to the term ‘Machiavellian’, which came to denote a kind of unscrupulous politician.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

A prince, therefore, is not to regard the scandal of being cruel, if thereby he keeps his subjects in their allegiance and united …
Considered one of the first works of modern philosophy, Machiavelli’s The Prince is an intense study on the nature of power and the course it should take when ruling a country. The story is a manual of amoral and underhand instruction on how a prince might go about ascending to a position of prominence, using any means at his disposal – including flattery, bias and force. Responsible for the widely-used phrase ‘Machiavellian’, with all of its negative connotations, his extreme treatise remains a classic text.

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