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Machiavelli on War
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Machiavelli on War
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Machiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the
philosopher-historian's treatment of war throughout his writings,
from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence's top
official for military matters to his posthumous works, The Prince
and Discourses on Livy. Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of
war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli's works,
the substance of his thoughts, and his own activity as a writer,
concluding that he was the first great modern philosopher because
he was the first modern philosopher of war. Lynch details
Machiavelli's understanding of warfare in terms of both actual
armed conflict and at the intellectual level of thinkers competing
on the field of knowledge and belief. Throughout Machiavelli's
works, he focuses on how military commanders' knowledge of human
necessities, beginning with their own, enables and requires them to
mold soldiers, organizationally and politically, to best deploy
them in operations attuned to political context and changing
circumstances. Intellectually, leaders must shape minds, their own
and others', to reject beliefs that would weaken their purpose; for
Machiavelli, this meant overcoming the classical and Christian
traditions in favor of a new teaching of human freedom and
excellence. As Machiavelli on War makes clear, prevailing both on
the battlefield and in the war of ideas demands a single-minded
engagement in "reasoning about everything," beginning with oneself.
For Machiavelli, Lynch shows, the successful military commander is
not just an excellent leader but also an excellent human being in
constant pursuit of the truth about themselves and the world.
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Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Christopher Lynch
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
372 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-7302-0 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-5017-7302-X |
Barcode: |
9781501773020 |
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