Virtue, Fortune, and Blame in Machiavelli's Life and The Prince
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4188911 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Jurdjevic (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-30 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-783X • E-ISSN: 1944-768X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/sor.2014.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W181499147 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article considers the relationship between Machiavelli's Prince and the circumstances surrounding its composition. Its contextual reading suggests that the view of Machiavelli as a pessimist, a critic of Renaissance humanism, and a compliant counsellor to princes merits rethinking. Situated in light of Machiavelli's professional troubles and Florentine politics in 1512–1513, The Prince reveals Machiavelli's stubborn optimism and his polemical denunciation of Italy's rulers
Art · Art history · Blame · Denunciation · Epistemology · Humanism · Literature · Optimism · Pessimism · Political science · Politics · The Renaissance · Theology · Virtue · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies · Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought · Social Psychology · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |