Excellence Unleashed: Machiavelli's Critique of Xenophon and the Moral Foundation of Politics

Lexington Books (2009)
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This book is a detailed comparison of the major political writings of Machiavelli and Xenophon. By elucidating the remarkable scope, depth, and subtlety of the debate between these two great thinkers,Excellence Unleashed offers a fresh perspective on the philosophic and political significance of Machiavelli's proto-modern break from the classical tradition

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