Machiavelli's Realism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6397477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grant B Mindle (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 212-230 |
| Publication date | 1985-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500036706 |
| OpenAlex | W2122733966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
Declaring his departure from the modes and orders of his predecessors— especially the creators of imaginary republics and principalities (men like Plato, Aristotle and Augustine) — Machiavelli undertakes to show “whoever understands” a new and more promising road to political salvation and personal well-being. So compelling is Machiavelli's rhetoric that we seem to have forgotten just how “realistic” or “moderate” Machiavelli's predecessors we're, and how “unrealistic” or “immoderate” Machiavelli's own teaching is. This essay attempts to bring to light the extremism which underlies Machiavelli's realism and raises doubts about his ability to provide his readers the security he promises
Art · Epistemology · Literature · Political science · Politics · Realism · Rhetoric · The Imaginary · Theology · Historical Economic and Legal Thought · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2024 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |