A New Argument for Morality
Machiavelli and the Ancients
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 12419792 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Rafael Major (0000-0003-0932-2893, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2007 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 171-179 |
| Data de publicação | 2007-05-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912907301705 |
| OpenAlex | W2049520083 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 8 |
Machiavelli is best known for his bold realism, and The Prince is a self-conscious alternative to the moral teachings of Christian and classical thought. The author demonstrates, however, that most of Machiavelli's famous maxims are in fact derivative from ancient authors. Given the similarities between The Prince and classical texts, Machiavelli's realism must be reexamined. The author analyzes chapter 3 of The Prince to show that Machiavelli appropriates the decisive rhetorical strategy of many religious texts by appealing to an inevitable fear as the basis for his new moral outlook. If Machiavelli appropriates the methods he criticizes in others, then this article serves as an invitation to read both Machiavelli and classical thinkers with a renewed and genuine interest in the originality and realism of each
Argument (complex analysis · Art · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Moral psychology · Moral realism · Morality · Originality · Political science · Realism · Rhetorical question · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical Economic and Legal Thought · Law · Philosophy · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
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