Machiavelli's art of politics / / by Alejandro Bárcenas.

• Superior document: Value Inquiry Book Series. Philosophy, Literature, and Politics,
• VerfasserIn: Bárcenas, Alejandro,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill/Rodopi,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series. Philosophy, literature, and politics.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (173 pages).
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Machiavelli’s Background /; Machiavelli’s Ruler /; Machiavelli’s Republic /; Machiavelli’s Legacy /; Appendix 1 The Prince (Selections) /; Appendix 2 Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius (Selections) /; Bibliography of Works Cited /; Index of Names /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004298029
• ISSN: 0929-8436
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Alejandro Bárcenas.

In Machiavelli’s Art of Politics Alejandro Bárcenas offers a reexamination of Niccolò Machiavelli’s political thought in order to propose a concise and historically accurate portrayal of his ideas and intellectual context. This study provides a nuanced view of the complexities of Machiavelli’s thought by analyzing his classical background, taking into particular consideration the influence of Xenophon, and his view of the ideal ruler as someone who creates the conditions for a flourishing human life. In addition, Bárcenas explains why Machiavelli defends a republican political order that encourages citizens to live according to their own laws while serving a common good and revises his legacy through the writings of Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin and Maurizio Viroli.