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Machiavelli and the politics of democratic innovation /

This book critically reevaluates the political thought of Niccolò Machiavelli, demonstrating the extent to which he can be seen to formulate a unique ethical foundation for democratic practice that is grounded in the creative orientation of all individuals.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holman, Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part one: Methodology
  • Machiavelli and the constellative move of historical appropriation
  • Part two: Philosophical Anthropology
  • The contingency of being: on worldly and human indetermination
  • Politics and the human essence: The prince as a model of human subjectivity
  • Part three: Political Ontology
  • Ambition and the people: the popular form of the desire for creation
  • Social equality and the contingent being of the great
  • Institutionalizing ambitious expression: the republic as the self-overcoming regime.