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The Sense of Injustice and the Origin of Modern Democracy /
"In this study of early modern political thought, Bruce Smith traces the origin of modern democracy to Machiavelli. Offering careful readings of Machiavelli's most important political writings, Smith shows that Machiavelli's analysis of the human sentiment of injustice provides the th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Rochester, NY :
University of Rochester Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "In this study of early modern political thought, Bruce Smith traces the origin of modern democracy to Machiavelli. Offering careful readings of Machiavelli's most important political writings, Smith shows that Machiavelli's analysis of the human sentiment of injustice provides the theoretical basis for the participation of ordinary people in political life and rule. Also including chapters on Hobbes and Locke, the book shows how these two modern theorists responded to Machiavelli by contesting and modifying his republican politics to lay the groundwork for the emergence of the democracies of the modern era." -- Publsher's description "A study of the political thought of Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke, revealing the roots of modern democracy"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (324 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781787443082 |