Niccolo Machiavelli may not have been the cold-hearted, power-hungry man the history books would have us believe. Biographer Ross King shows a different side of the man in his new book, Machiavelli.
Event: Ross King will be speaking
Monday, November 12 at 8 pm
92nd Street Y
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
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Machiavelli is available for purchase at amazon.com
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Ross King
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Comments [4]
I find it interesting how one man had many functions in government, entertainment, and society. One may think that Machiavelli was up to his neck in work. I don't understand how his hobby (writing) didn't interfere with his social and work responsibilities.
eCAHNomics, no one said Machiavelli's conclusions were necessarily right.
Am confused. Author said "end justifies means," and "end" for Machiavelli was good government. How can you get good government out of a bad process? Government is process.
I wonder what the guest might think of the idea once proposed by a very bright professor I had that The Prince is actually satire?
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