Amoral Politics: The Persistent Truth of Machiavellism

State University of New York Press (1995)
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After exploring the theory and practice of politics in ancient China, ancient India, and modern Europe, Scharfstein argues that the justification for deception and force is inseparable from political life and assesses the chances for a better political future

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Moods and Philosophy.Hagi Kenaan & Ilit Ferber - 2011 - In Hagi Kenaan & Ilit Ferber (eds.), Philosophy's moods: the affective grounds of thinking. New York: Springer. pp. 3--10.
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