Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy : : The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena / / James Hankins.
The first full-length study of Francesco Patrizi—the most important political philosopher of the Italian Renaissance before Machiavelli—who sought to reconcile conflicting claims of liberty and equality in the service of good governance.At the heart of the Italian Renaissance was a longing to recapt...
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Hankins, James, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy : The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena / James Hankins. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (400 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on Sources -- Timeline of Events in Patrizi’s Life -- Introduction -- One The Formation of a Political Philosopher -- Two The Great Political Treatises -- Three Principles of Republican Government -- Four Meritocracy and the Optimal Republic -- Five The Virtuous Society -- Six Citizenship and the Virtuous Citizen -- Seven Virtuous Absolutism -- Conclusion: Patrizi and Modern Politics -- Appendix A List of Patrizi’s Works -- Appendix B Editions, Translations, and Compendia of Patrizi’s Political Works, 1518–1702 -- Appendix C Patrizi’s Epigram 14 “What Would Make Me Happy” -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The first full-length study of Francesco Patrizi—the most important political philosopher of the Italian Renaissance before Machiavelli—who sought to reconcile conflicting claims of liberty and equality in the service of good governance.At the heart of the Italian Renaissance was a longing to recapture the wisdom and virtue of Greece and Rome. But how could this be done? A new school of social reformers concluded that the best way to revitalize corrupt institutions was to promote an ambitious new form of political meritocracy aimed at nurturing virtuous citizens and political leaders.The greatest thinker in this tradition of virtue politics was Francesco Patrizi of Siena, a humanist philosopher whose writings were once as famous as Machiavelli’s. Patrizi wrote two major works: On Founding Republics, addressing the enduring question of how to reconcile republican liberty with the principle of merit; and On Kingship and the Education of Kings, which lays out a detailed program of education designed to instill the qualities necessary for political leadership—above all, practical wisdom and sound character.The first full-length study of Patrizi’s life and thought in any language, Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy argues that Patrizi is a thinker with profound lessons for our time. A pioneering advocate of universal literacy who believed urban planning could help shape civic values, he concluded that limiting the political power of the wealthy, protecting the poor from debt slavery, and reducing the political independence of the clergy were essential to a functioning society. These ideas were radical in his day. Far more than an exemplar of his time, Patrizi deserves to rank alongside the great political thinkers of the Renaissance: Machiavelli, Thomas More, and Jean Bodin. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) HISTORY / Renaissance. bisacsh absolutism. architecture. aristocracy. aristotle. cicero. constitution. democracy. eloquence. florence. gaeta. humanities. ideal city. legitimacy. monarchy. moral economy. naples. oligarchy. plato. pope pius ii. regime. rhetoric. sparta. tyranny. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 English 9783111319131 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 9783111318189 ZDB-23-DEG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110749700 print 9780674274709 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674293304?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674293304 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674293304/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on Sources -- Timeline of Events in Patrizi’s Life -- Introduction -- One The Formation of a Political Philosopher -- Two The Great Political Treatises -- Three Principles of Republican Government -- Four Meritocracy and the Optimal Republic -- Five The Virtuous Society -- Six Citizenship and the Virtuous Citizen -- Seven Virtuous Absolutism -- Conclusion: Patrizi and Modern Politics -- Appendix A List of Patrizi’s Works -- Appendix B Editions, Translations, and Compendia of Patrizi’s Political Works, 1518–1702 -- Appendix C Patrizi’s Epigram 14 “What Would Make Me Happy” -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on Sources -- Timeline of Events in Patrizi’s Life -- Introduction -- One The Formation of a Political Philosopher -- Two The Great Political Treatises -- Three Principles of Republican Government -- Four Meritocracy and the Optimal Republic -- Five The Virtuous Society -- Six Citizenship and the Virtuous Citizen -- Seven Virtuous Absolutism -- Conclusion: Patrizi and Modern Politics -- Appendix A List of Patrizi’s Works -- Appendix B Editions, Translations, and Compendia of Patrizi’s Political Works, 1518–1702 -- Appendix C Patrizi’s Epigram 14 “What Would Make Me Happy” -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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