Jeff Diamond

Ingratiation from the Renaissance to the Present

The Art and Ethics of Gaining Favor

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines the ways in which intellectuals of the Renaissance period sought to win the patronage of the powerful while maintaining independence. It analyzes the ethical dilemmas involved and how these were reflected in the lives and writings of Niccolo Machiavelli, Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, and Michel de Montaigne.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9781498548892
• ISBN-10: 149854889X
• Artikelnr.: 48134301

Autorenporträt

By Jeff Diamond

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: An Ingratiating World Part I: Background to the Renaissance
Culture of Ingratiation Chapter 1: Rhetoric and Philosophy in the
Renaissance: Speaking Well Versus Speaking Truly Chapter 2: Relations of
Power in Renaissance Society: Humanists and Patrons Part II: Individuals
Chapter 3: Niccolò Machiavelli: A Conflicted Conception of Manhood Chapter
4: Desiderius Erasmus: An Accommodating Spirit Chapter 5: Thomas More:
Ingratiation and its Limits Chapter 6: Michel de Montaigne:
"Self"-Preservation Conclusion: From the Renaissance to the Modern World