Maurizio Viroli
Biographic Data
| ID | 2340280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maurizio Viroli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maurizio |
| FAMILY NAME | Viroli |
| SIGNATURE | VIROLI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Reply to my critics
Prophetic Times
Throughout Italy's history, prophetic voices-poets, painters, philosophers-have bolstered the struggle for social and political emancipation. These voices denounced the vices of compatriots and urged them toward redemption. They gave meaning to suffering, helping to prevent moral surrender; they provided support, with pathos and anger, which set into motion the moral imagination, culminating in redemption and freedom. While the fascist regime att…
Machiavelli
Machiavelli: from radical to reactionary." History of European Ideas, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
The quotable Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the father of modern political thought, but he is also one of the greatest writers of the Renaissance and his wisdom and style extend far beyond politics to encompass a compelling philosophy of life as well. In The Quotable Machiavelli, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, offers a rich collection of the Florentine's most memorable words on a wide range of subjects, including politic…
Realism and prophecy in Machiavelli and in Italian political culture
That Niccolò Machiavelli was a realist political theorist is perhaps one of the few claims on which scholars agree almost unanimously. The truth, however, is that his writings exhibit a blend of political realism and prophetic spirit. By realism I mean his belief that before any normative discussion on how human beings should behave in political life, we must properly understand how they behave in reality. By prophetic spirit I refer not only to …
The Quotable Machiavelli
How to Choose a Leader
Redeeming "The Prince"
In Redeeming "The Prince , " one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars puts forth a startling new interpretation of arguably the most influential but widely misunderstood book in the Western political tradition. Overturning popular misconceptions and challenging scholarly consensus, Maurizio Viroli also provides a fresh introduction to the work. Seen from this original perspective, five centuries after its composition, The Prince offers new…
Redeeming the Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli
Corrado Vivanti. Niccolo Machiavelli: An Intellectual Biography. Trans. Simon MacMichael. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. xvii + 262 pp. $27.95. ISBN: 978–0–691–15101–4. - Volume 66 Issue 4
As If God Existed
As If God Existed
Religion and liberty are often thought to be mutual enemies: if religion has a natural ally, it is authoritarianism—not republicanism or democracy. This book challenges this conventional wisdom. It argues that political emancipation and the defense of political liberty have always required the self-sacrifice of people with religious sentiments and a religious devotion to liberty. This is particularly the case when liberty is threatened by authori…
The Liberty of Servants
Foreword xi Preface xv Chapter 1: The Liberty of Servants and the Liberty of Citizens 1 Chapter 2: The Court System 14 Chapter 3: The Signs of Servitude 43 Chapter 4: The Prerequisites of Servitude 77 Chapter 5: The Path to Freedom 113 Notes 149 Index 163
The Liberty of Servants
Italy is a country of free political institutions, yet it has become a nation of servile courtesans, with Silvio Berlusconi as their prince. This is the controversial argument that this book puts forward. Drawing upon the classical republican conception of liberty, the book shows that a people can be unfree even though they are not oppressed. This condition of unfreedom arises as a consequence of being subject to the arbitrary or enormous power o…
Théorie de la Société Bien Ordonnée Chez Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the 'Well-Ordered Society'
Liberty of Servants
Machiavelli's Realism
The Idea of the Republic
Introduction to the English Edition. 1 Virtue and the Republic. 2 Patriotism. 3 What Kind of Freedom? 4 Meekness and Intransigence. 5 Rights and Duties. 6 Fear of God and Love of God. 7 The Republic and its Problems. 8 Hidden Powers. 9 Can the Republic be Renewed? Notes
El sentido olvidado del patriotismo republicano
En este artículo Maurizio Viroli muestra que aunque el patriotismo republicano tiene una dimensión cultural es, sobre todo, una pasión política basada en la experiencia de la ciudadanía. Patriotismo es el amor por una república libre y por su forma de vida: il vivere libero. En este sentido, el patriotismo es casi lo opuesto al nacionalismo. Para los nacionalistas el patriotismo es el amor por una libertad más modesta: la libertad de disfrutar a …
On civic republicanism
Current debates about patriotism and nationalism have so far failed adequately to take into account the historical meaning of republican patriotism. For classical and modern republican theorists, love of country is a charitable love of the republic and of its citizens. It is an attachment to the political values of republican liberty and to the culture based upon them. As such, it is a theoretical alternative to both civic and ethnic nationalism,…
Machiavelli
This volume presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, challenging accepted interpretations of his work and arguing that his republicanism was based on the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws
The Machiavellian Cosmos
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From Politics to Reason of State
Between the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries, the language of politics underwent a radical transformation. The author argues that this transformation amounted to a 'revolution of politics', global in scope, and wide-ranging in its intellectual and moral implications. Not only did the meaning and the range of application of the concept of politics change, but also the status of political science, the role of poli…
Activities and Appointments
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The Revolution in the Concept of Politics
T HE BIRTH OF THE CONCEPT of of in the sixteenth century and its diffusion in seventeenth-century Europe involved a revolution in the understanding of politics.' As is well known, reason of state is the doctrine that asserts that the preservation of the -understood simply as dominion (legitimate or illegitimate) -can be pursued by any means, just or unjust.2 The emergence of this conception was a revolution in the sense of representing a profound…
On civic republicanism
Current debates about patriotism and nationalism have so far failed adequately to take into account the historical meaning of republican patriotism. For classical and modern republican theorists, love of country is a charitable love of the republic and of its citizens. It is an attachment to the political values of republican liberty and to the culture based upon them. As such, it is a theoretical alternative to both civic and ethnic nationalism,…
Machiavelli's Realism
La théorie de la société bien ordonnée chez Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Defence date: 7 October 1985
La théorie de la société bien ordonnée chez Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Machiavelli and Republicanism
Now in paperback, this highly acclaimed volume brings together some of the world's foremost historians of ideas to consider Machiavelli's political thought in the larger context of the European republican tradition, and the image of Machiavelli held by other republicans. An international team of scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds (notably law, philosophy, history and the history of political thought) explore both the immediate Fl…
Books in Review
From Politics to Reason of State
Between the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries, the language of politics underwent a radical transformation. The author argues that this transformation amounted to a 'revolution of politics', global in scope, and wide-ranging in its intellectual and moral implications. Not only did the meaning and the range of application of the concept of politics change, but also the status of political science, the role of poli…
Activities and Appointments
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Revolution in the Concept of Politics
T HE BIRTH OF THE CONCEPT of of in the sixteenth century and its diffusion in seventeenth-century Europe involved a revolution in the understanding of politics.' As is well known, reason of state is the doctrine that asserts that the preservation of the -understood simply as dominion (legitimate or illegitimate) -can be pursued by any means, just or unjust.2 The emergence of this conception was a revolution in the sense of representing a profound…
The Machiavellian Cosmos
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
On civic republicanism
Current debates about patriotism and nationalism have so far failed adequately to take into account the historical meaning of republican patriotism. For classical and modern republican theorists, love of country is a charitable love of the republic and of its citizens. It is an attachment to the political values of republican liberty and to the culture based upon them. As such, it is a theoretical alternative to both civic and ethnic nationalism,…
Machiavelli
This volume presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, challenging accepted interpretations of his work and arguing that his republicanism was based on the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws
El sentido olvidado del patriotismo republicano
En este artículo Maurizio Viroli muestra que aunque el patriotismo republicano tiene una dimensión cultural es, sobre todo, una pasión política basada en la experiencia de la ciudadanía. Patriotismo es el amor por una república libre y por su forma de vida: il vivere libero. En este sentido, el patriotismo es casi lo opuesto al nacionalismo. Para los nacionalistas el patriotismo es el amor por una libertad más modesta: la libertad de disfrutar a …
The Idea of the Republic
Introduction to the English Edition. 1 Virtue and the Republic. 2 Patriotism. 3 What Kind of Freedom? 4 Meekness and Intransigence. 5 Rights and Duties. 6 Fear of God and Love of God. 7 The Republic and its Problems. 8 Hidden Powers. 9 Can the Republic be Renewed? Notes
Machiavelli's Realism
The Liberty of Servants
Italy is a country of free political institutions, yet it has become a nation of servile courtesans, with Silvio Berlusconi as their prince. This is the controversial argument that this book puts forward. Drawing upon the classical republican conception of liberty, the book shows that a people can be unfree even though they are not oppressed. This condition of unfreedom arises as a consequence of being subject to the arbitrary or enormous power o…
Théorie de la Société Bien Ordonnée Chez Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the 'Well-Ordered Society'
Liberty of Servants
As If God Existed
As If God Existed
Religion and liberty are often thought to be mutual enemies: if religion has a natural ally, it is authoritarianism—not republicanism or democracy. This book challenges this conventional wisdom. It argues that political emancipation and the defense of political liberty have always required the self-sacrifice of people with religious sentiments and a religious devotion to liberty. This is particularly the case when liberty is threatened by authori…
The Liberty of Servants
Foreword xi Preface xv Chapter 1: The Liberty of Servants and the Liberty of Citizens 1 Chapter 2: The Court System 14 Chapter 3: The Signs of Servitude 43 Chapter 4: The Prerequisites of Servitude 77 Chapter 5: The Path to Freedom 113 Notes 149 Index 163
Redeeming the Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli
Corrado Vivanti. Niccolo Machiavelli: An Intellectual Biography. Trans. Simon MacMichael. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. xvii + 262 pp. $27.95. ISBN: 978–0–691–15101–4. - Volume 66 Issue 4
Redeeming "The Prince"
In Redeeming "The Prince , " one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars puts forth a startling new interpretation of arguably the most influential but widely misunderstood book in the Western political tradition. Overturning popular misconceptions and challenging scholarly consensus, Maurizio Viroli also provides a fresh introduction to the work. Seen from this original perspective, five centuries after its composition, The Prince offers new…
The Quotable Machiavelli
How to Choose a Leader
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