Erica Benner
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1542232 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Erica Benner |
| PRENOMES | Erica |
| SOBRENOME | Benner |
| ASSINATURA | BENNER E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Can nationalism save democracy
Machiavelli's Ironies
The standard “realist” reading of The Prince assumes that the book is a straightforward treatise whose various maxims and examples Machiavelli recommends in earnest. But there are good reasons to doubt whether The Prince always speaks in Machiavelli’s own voice. The book is full of artfully crafted ambiguities that challenge its own most loudly asserted views. One of its neglected features is Machiavelli’s patterned use of words that seem to prai…
Machiavelli's Prince
Machiavelli's Prince
Why did Machiavelli write the Prince - and why did religious and political authorities find it so threatening? Five hundred years on, this book tries to answer these questions. In the first detailed, chapter-by-chapter reading of the Prince in any language, Erica Benner shows that the book is a masterpiece of ironic writing. Machiavelli's style is deliberately ambiguous: he often seems to say one thing, but gives readers clues that point toward a…
Empire
Princes face their greatest difficulties, Machiavelli tells us, when they are new to the job and to the countries they rule. His third chapter discusses numerous difficulties faced by princes who acquire territories outside their home provinces – that is, who try to establish empires. What are the greatest obstacles to their expansionist ambitions, and what ‘remedies’ might overcome them? What is the main motive for trying to acquire other people…
Free cities
How can new princes hold states that are ‘used to living by their own laws and in liberty’? Machiavelli discusses several modes for holding down free states, concluding that the safest option is to ‘ruin’ or ‘eliminate’ them. If this sounds cold-blooded, however, the tone heats up as the chapter progresses, and as Machiavelli explains why free states are almost impossible to hold. They always have the memory of their former freedom, and memories …
Nationalism
This essay traces intellectual developments behind some of the main forms of nationalism. It focuses on the ideas of a few highly reflective writers who discussed national issues in a general way, and who developed key concepts and arguments used in nationalist politics. Against the view that nationalism had no advocates among the greatest eighteenth- and nineteenth-century philosophers, I show that Rousseau, Herder, Fichte, Hegel, and Mill did o…
Machiavelli's Ethics
Machiavelli's Ethics
Machiavelli's Ethics
Is there a core national doctrine
National doctrines are notoriously diverse, and often embody contradictory political values and criteria for membership. This article asks whether there is a ‘core’ national doctrine that connects republican, cultural, ethnic and liberal concepts of nationality. It considers two attractive candidates: one locating the ‘core’ in a doctrine about the political and psychological significance of pre‐political cultural identities, the other in the con…
Nationalism Within Reason
Nationality without nationalism
Europeans have usually regarded nationalism as an illiberal and exclusive ideology. Although many liberals, socialists, and conservatives have shared nationalist concerns about social solidarity or cultural distinctiveness, the label 'nationalist' has usually been reserved for those who allow such particularist values to override universal principles of liberty and justice. After the Second World War, moreover, the terms 'patriotism' and 'nation'…
Really Existing Nationalisms
It is widely thought that Marx and Engels lacked a coherent understanding of nationalism. With the collapse of communist regimes and the resurgence of national and ethnic conflicts after the Cold War, the belief has spread that all forms of ‘Marxist’ thought – starting with that of its founders – were doomed by their insensitivity to national claims. This book questions these assumptions. Rejecting the tendency to read what Marx and Engels wrote …
Marx and Engels on Nationalism and National Identity
Nationality without nationalism
Europeans have usually regarded nationalism as an illiberal and exclusive ideology. Although many liberals, socialists, and conservatives have shared nationalist concerns about social solidarity or cultural distinctiveness, the label 'nationalist' has usually been reserved for those who allow such particularist values to override universal principles of liberty and justice. After the Second World War, moreover, the terms 'patriotism' and 'nation'…
Is there a core national doctrine
National doctrines are notoriously diverse, and often embody contradictory political values and criteria for membership. This article asks whether there is a ‘core’ national doctrine that connects republican, cultural, ethnic and liberal concepts of nationality. It considers two attractive candidates: one locating the ‘core’ in a doctrine about the political and psychological significance of pre‐political cultural identities, the other in the con…
Can nationalism save democracy
Machiavelli's Ironies
The standard “realist” reading of The Prince assumes that the book is a straightforward treatise whose various maxims and examples Machiavelli recommends in earnest. But there are good reasons to doubt whether The Prince always speaks in Machiavelli’s own voice. The book is full of artfully crafted ambiguities that challenge its own most loudly asserted views. One of its neglected features is Machiavelli’s patterned use of words that seem to prai…
Marx and Engels on Nationalism and National Identity
Marx and Engels on Nationalism and National Identity
Really Existing Nationalisms
It is widely thought that Marx and Engels lacked a coherent understanding of nationalism. With the collapse of communist regimes and the resurgence of national and ethnic conflicts after the Cold War, the belief has spread that all forms of ‘Marxist’ thought – starting with that of its founders – were doomed by their insensitivity to national claims. This book questions these assumptions. Rejecting the tendency to read what Marx and Engels wrote …
Nationalism Within Reason
Nationality without nationalism
Europeans have usually regarded nationalism as an illiberal and exclusive ideology. Although many liberals, socialists, and conservatives have shared nationalist concerns about social solidarity or cultural distinctiveness, the label 'nationalist' has usually been reserved for those who allow such particularist values to override universal principles of liberty and justice. After the Second World War, moreover, the terms 'patriotism' and 'nation'…
Is there a core national doctrine
National doctrines are notoriously diverse, and often embody contradictory political values and criteria for membership. This article asks whether there is a ‘core’ national doctrine that connects republican, cultural, ethnic and liberal concepts of nationality. It considers two attractive candidates: one locating the ‘core’ in a doctrine about the political and psychological significance of pre‐political cultural identities, the other in the con…
Machiavelli's Ethics
Machiavelli's Ethics
Machiavelli's Ethics
Machiavelli's Prince
Machiavelli's Prince
Why did Machiavelli write the Prince - and why did religious and political authorities find it so threatening? Five hundred years on, this book tries to answer these questions. In the first detailed, chapter-by-chapter reading of the Prince in any language, Erica Benner shows that the book is a masterpiece of ironic writing. Machiavelli's style is deliberately ambiguous: he often seems to say one thing, but gives readers clues that point toward a…
Empire
Princes face their greatest difficulties, Machiavelli tells us, when they are new to the job and to the countries they rule. His third chapter discusses numerous difficulties faced by princes who acquire territories outside their home provinces – that is, who try to establish empires. What are the greatest obstacles to their expansionist ambitions, and what ‘remedies’ might overcome them? What is the main motive for trying to acquire other people…
Free cities
How can new princes hold states that are ‘used to living by their own laws and in liberty’? Machiavelli discusses several modes for holding down free states, concluding that the safest option is to ‘ruin’ or ‘eliminate’ them. If this sounds cold-blooded, however, the tone heats up as the chapter progresses, and as Machiavelli explains why free states are almost impossible to hold. They always have the memory of their former freedom, and memories …
Nationalism
This essay traces intellectual developments behind some of the main forms of nationalism. It focuses on the ideas of a few highly reflective writers who discussed national issues in a general way, and who developed key concepts and arguments used in nationalist politics. Against the view that nationalism had no advocates among the greatest eighteenth- and nineteenth-century philosophers, I show that Rousseau, Herder, Fichte, Hegel, and Mill did o…
Machiavelli's Ironies
The standard “realist” reading of The Prince assumes that the book is a straightforward treatise whose various maxims and examples Machiavelli recommends in earnest. But there are good reasons to doubt whether The Prince always speaks in Machiavelli’s own voice. The book is full of artfully crafted ambiguities that challenge its own most loudly asserted views. One of its neglected features is Machiavelli’s patterned use of words that seem to prai…
Can nationalism save democracy
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