Machiavelli and Epicureanism An Investigation into the Origins of Early Modern Political Thought |
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| Author:
| Roecklein, Robert J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-7710-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $255.00 |
Book Description:
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By studying Lucretius' poem De Rerum Nature and its impact on literary and political circles in Machiavelli's Florence, this book examines the way that the Lucretian concepts served Machiavelli as revolutionary new materials for the creation of his infamously brutal political science.
By studying Lucretius' poem De Rerum Nature and its impact on literary and political circles in Machiavelli's Florence, this book examines the way that the Lucretian concepts served Machiavelli as revolutionary new materials for the creation of his infamously brutal political science.