Christopher Holman

Machiavelli and the Politics of Democratic Innovation

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Produktbeschreibung

This book critically reevaluates the political thought of Niccolò Machiavelli, demonstrating the extent to which he can be seen to formulate a unique ethical foundation for democratic practice that is grounded in the creative orientation of all individuals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 657g
• ISBN-13: 9781487503932
• ISBN-10: 1487503938
• Artikelnr.: 52424238

Autorenporträt

Christopher Holman is an assistant professor in the Public Policy and Global Affairs program at Nanyang Technological University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Machiavelli and the Constellative Mode of Historical Appropriation
2. The Contingency of Being: On Worldly and Human Indetermination
3. Politics and the Human Essence: The Prince as a Model of Human
Subjectivity
4. Ambition and the People: The Popular Form of the Desire for Creation
5. Social Equality and the Contingent Being of the Great
6. Institutionalizing Ambitious Expression: The Republic as the
Self-Overcoming Regime