Machiavellianvirtùand Thucydideanaretē
Traditional Virtue and Political Wisdom in Thucydides
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6399728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Palmer (0000-0002-7015-1221, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 365-385 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| 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/s0034670500049731 |
| OpenAlex | W1997090881 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article investigates an oft-alleged kinship between the political thought of Machiavelli and Thucydides concerning “virtue.” In the background is the current debate over whether or not Machiavelli initiates “modern” thought with (among other things) a radically new teaching on “virtue.” Machiavellianvirtùis reprised; Thucydidean attributions ofaretē, catalogued; observations proffered. Then Thucydides' assessment of the career of Nicias is discussed; this, to support the contention that when read in their proper contexts, contexts carefully crafted by Thucydides, Thucydidean attributions ofaretēdo not support the apparent kinship between Thucydides and Machiavelli: Thucydides is not a “Machiavellian
Attribution · Epistemology · Kinship · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Virtue · Anthropology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies · Social Psychology · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2011 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |