Machiavelli's God / / Maurizio Viroli.
To many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check. But in Machiavelli's God, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading authorities on Machiavelli, argues...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
TeilnehmendeR: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
9781400835034 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(DE-B1597)446700 (OCoLC)979745512 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Viroli, Maurizio, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Machiavelli's God / Maurizio Viroli. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010] ©2010 1 online resource (336 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. HIS GOD -- CHAPTER TWO. THE POWER OF WORDS -- CHAPTER THREE. THE REPUBLIC AND ITS RELIGION -- CHAPTER FOUR. MACHIAVELLI AND THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL REFORMATION OF ITALY -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star To many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check. But in Machiavelli's God, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading authorities on Machiavelli, argues that Machiavelli, far from opposing Christianity, thought it was crucial to republican social and political renewal--but that first it needed to be renewed itself. And without understanding this, Viroli contends, it is impossible to comprehend Machiavelli's thought. Viroli places Machiavelli in the context of Florence's republican Christianity, which was founded on the idea that the true Christian is a citizen who serves the common good. In this tradition, God participates in human affairs, supports and rewards those who govern justly, and desires men to make the earthly city similar to the divine one. Building on this tradition, Machiavelli advocated a religion of virtue, and he believed that, without this faith, free republics could not be established, defend themselves against corruption, or survive. Viroli makes a powerful case that Machiavelli, far from being a pagan or atheist, was a prophet of a true religion of liberty, a way of moral and political living that would rediscover and pursue charity and justice. The translation of this work has been funded by SEPS - Segretariato Europeo per le Pubblicazioni Scientifiche. Issued also in print. 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. Jul 2021) PHILOSOPHY / Political. bisacsh Shugaar, Antony. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691154497 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400835034 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400835034 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400835034.jpg |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Viroli, Maurizio, Viroli, Maurizio, |
spellingShingle |
Viroli, Maurizio, Viroli, Maurizio, Machiavelli's God / Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. HIS GOD -- CHAPTER TWO. THE POWER OF WORDS -- CHAPTER THREE. THE REPUBLIC AND ITS RELIGION -- CHAPTER FOUR. MACHIAVELLI AND THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL REFORMATION OF ITALY -- INDEX |
author_facet |
Viroli, Maurizio, Viroli, Maurizio, Shugaar, Antony. |
author_variant |
m v mv m v mv |
author_role |
VerfasserIn VerfasserIn |
author2 |
Shugaar, Antony. |
author2_variant |
a s as |
author2_role |
TeilnehmendeR |
author_sort |
Viroli, Maurizio, |
title |
Machiavelli's God / |
title_full |
Machiavelli's God / Maurizio Viroli. |
title_fullStr |
Machiavelli's God / Maurizio Viroli. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Machiavelli's God / Maurizio Viroli. |
title_auth |
Machiavelli's God / |
title_alt |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. HIS GOD -- CHAPTER TWO. THE POWER OF WORDS -- CHAPTER THREE. THE REPUBLIC AND ITS RELIGION -- CHAPTER FOUR. MACHIAVELLI AND THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL REFORMATION OF ITALY -- INDEX |
title_new |
Machiavelli's God / |
title_sort |
machiavelli's god / |
publisher |
Princeton University Press, |
publishDate |
2010 |
physical |
1 online resource (336 p.) Issued also in print. |
edition |
Course Book |
contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. HIS GOD -- CHAPTER TWO. THE POWER OF WORDS -- CHAPTER THREE. THE REPUBLIC AND ITS RELIGION -- CHAPTER FOUR. MACHIAVELLI AND THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL REFORMATION OF ITALY -- INDEX |
isbn |
9781400835034 9783110442502 9780691154497 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400835034 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400835034 https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400835034.jpg |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
doi_str_mv |
10.1515/9781400835034 |
oclc_num |
979745512 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT virolimaurizio machiavellisgod AT shugaarantony machiavellisgod |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(DE-B1597)446700 (OCoLC)979745512 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
hierarchy_parent_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
is_hierarchy_title |
Machiavelli's God / |
container_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
author2_original_writing_str_mv |
noLinkedField |
_version_ |
1770176645450170368 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04011nam a22006615i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">9781400835034</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-B1597</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20210729020517.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr || ||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">210729t20102010nju fo d z eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781400835034</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1515/9781400835034</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)446700</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)979745512</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">nju</subfield><subfield code="c">US-NJ</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">PHI019000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Viroli, Maurizio, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Machiavelli's God /</subfield><subfield code="c">Maurizio Viroli.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Course Book</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Princeton, NJ : </subfield><subfield code="b">Princeton University Press, </subfield><subfield code="c">[2010]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2010</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (336 p.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Frontmatter -- </subfield><subfield code="t">CONTENTS -- </subfield><subfield code="t">FOREWORD -- </subfield><subfield code="t">PREFACE -- </subfield><subfield code="t">INTRODUCTION -- </subfield><subfield code="t">CHAPTER ONE. HIS GOD -- </subfield><subfield code="t">CHAPTER TWO. THE POWER OF WORDS -- </subfield><subfield code="t">CHAPTER THREE. THE REPUBLIC AND ITS RELIGION -- </subfield><subfield code="t">CHAPTER FOUR. MACHIAVELLI AND THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL REFORMATION OF ITALY -- </subfield><subfield code="t">INDEX</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">To many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check. But in Machiavelli's God, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading authorities on Machiavelli, argues that Machiavelli, far from opposing Christianity, thought it was crucial to republican social and political renewal--but that first it needed to be renewed itself. And without understanding this, Viroli contends, it is impossible to comprehend Machiavelli's thought. Viroli places Machiavelli in the context of Florence's republican Christianity, which was founded on the idea that the true Christian is a citizen who serves the common good. In this tradition, God participates in human affairs, supports and rewards those who govern justly, and desires men to make the earthly city similar to the divine one. Building on this tradition, Machiavelli advocated a religion of virtue, and he believed that, without this faith, free republics could not be established, defend themselves against corruption, or survive. Viroli makes a powerful case that Machiavelli, far from being a pagan or atheist, was a prophet of a true religion of liberty, a way of moral and political living that would rediscover and pursue charity and justice. The translation of this work has been funded by SEPS - Segretariato Europeo per le Pubblicazioni Scientifiche.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="530" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Issued also in print.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="538" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">PHILOSOPHY / Political.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Shugaar, Antony.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="773" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Title is part of eBook package:</subfield><subfield code="d">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="t">Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="z">9783110442502</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="c">print</subfield><subfield code="z">9780691154497</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400835034</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400835034</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="3">Cover</subfield><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400835034.jpg</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">978-3-11-044250-2 Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="c">2000</subfield><subfield code="d">2013</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_BACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_CL_PLTLJSIS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ECL_PLTLJSIS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EEBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_PPALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_SSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBV-deGruyter-alles</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA11SSHE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA13ENGE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA17SSHEE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA5EBK</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |