Machiavelli and the politics of democratic innovation /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Holman, Christopher (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527 > Criticism and interpretation. Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527 > Political and social views. Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527. > Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio. Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527. > Principe. Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527. Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio (Machiavelli, Niccolò) Principe (Machiavelli, Niccolò) POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference. PHILOSOPHY > General. Political and social views. Electronic books. Electonic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part one: Methodology
Machiavelli and the constellative move of historical appropriation
Part two: Philosophical Anthropology
The contingency of being: on worldly and human indetermination
Politics and the human essence: The prince as a model of human subjectivity
Part three: Political Ontology
Ambition and the people: the popular form of the desire for creation
Social equality and the contingent being of the great
Institutionalizing ambitious expression: the republic as the self-overcoming regime.