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Mention the name Niccolò Machiavelli and you may unleash a powerful response - even among individuals who have never read a expression of his writing. The term "Machiavellian" conjures up images of an indistinct figure quietly making his way through the darkest corridors of ability; a cold-blooded political liar; or a coolly functional leader - amoral at best - prepared to do whatever is necessary in a world governed not by ideas of right or wrong, but by alternatives dictated by realpolitik. But do these images bear any genuine resemblance to the Machiavelli who resided, pondered, and composed? In these 24 enlightening lectures, Professor Cook supplies the chance to meet an extraordinarily thoughtful and sincere student of background and its lessons. You'll look beyond the sinister interpretations or caricatures of his writings and beliefs and reach the truth of this important Renaissance number. You'll discover, perhaps amazingly, that Machiavelli presumed in the superiority of an republican form of authorities; he wanted to live in a free of charge and identical participatory population and influenced the development of institutions and prices both in European countries and in the us. With a concentrate on The Prince, Discourses on the First Ten Catalogs of Livy, and, more briefly, his Florentine Histories, Professor Cook moves easily among the various disciplines so pertinent to an understanding of Machiavelli's ideas, including background, philosophy, authorities, and the components of leadership. The effect is an intensive grounding in the info one must understand and appreciate this stunningly original thinker.
