Find Machiavelli: The Art Of Teaching People What To Fear Illustrated By Patrick Boucheron Rendered As Textbook

was a very interesting little book about a thinker many of think we know but probably don't.
I read two books last year that deal with the same period: a biography of da Vinci and The Swerve.
This makes a fine companion volume although it's interesting that da Vinci and many other important figures of the time don't merit a mention.
An interesting perspective on what the authors believes was Machiavellis intentions with his book “The Prince” I just finished another massively detailed biography of Machiavelli but this short but playfully original biography gave me much more think about.
The book makes Machiavelli feel relevant today, The accompanying artwork is fascinating, Now I have to read his Discourses and History of Florence, Im loving the historian recently but wish more of his works were available in English, This book places Machiavelli and his ideas in historical, social, and political perspective, in a number of brief chapters originally radio broadcasts and peppered with black and white pictures of various kinds, mostly historical but also from other contexts.
Usually they open a chapter, or at least are on the leaf opposite, Together with Boucheron's easy, informative style, this makes for excellent, thoughtprovoking reading,

The book swirls between Machiavelli's life and also later responses, often attacks in the form of "Machiavellianism" but also historical and other research.
The author muses throughout about the wheres, hows and whys of Machiavelli, making connections between the appearance of his name and works at various times in history, including today.


I read The Prince not the author's name for it as an undergraduate, and quite enjoyed it, not seeing the malevolence attached to his ideas.
It was later handed out by my immediate boss in what was then called a Government Business Enterprise Australia Post.
It was a surprising but good choice in my view for what was seen as part of our tasks, although I doubt my colleagues saw it that way.


The website philosophyfootball, com provides tshirts and other articles that include quotes from various philosophers, The one for Machiavelli quotes him as saying "each succeeds in reaching the goal by a different method", which sounds fairly plausible to me, but perhaps not so to more linear thinkers.


Boucheron writes with insight about this man and his tendency for paradoxes, or opposites, He adds colour, insight and interest to Machiavelli's ideas and their uses in what he suggests in the current age of fear.
I didn't read it on the train, but it'as a book suitable for those kinds of environments, or quietly somewhere inside or in the garden.
"Machiavellianism is what stands between us and Machiavelli, . . it is a mask behind which he disappears", Boucheron in this slender book illuminates the mystery of the man, including useful historical context and biographical information.
The result leads us to read Machiavelli "in the future tense", as the goto thinker when the political storm clouds are gathering.
Boucheron adds, almost eerily, that "we should understand by a Machiavellian moment that precarious point when the ideal of republicanism has to confront its own powerlessness, the mutability of words and the opacity of representation, what we would today call the fatigue of democracy".
Eh Excellent quick and dirty on Machiavelli and why it is/and always relevant, I just finished reading this book, Its an interesting read about a man I didnt really know anything about outside of reading “The Prince” years ago.


The name Machiavelli conjures so many thoughts, among them evil, nefarious, sociopath so its fascinating to get a quick history lesson on the man behind

the myth.


In a series of poignant vignettes, a preeminent historian makes a compelling case for Machiavelli as an unjustly maligned figure with valuable political insights that resonate as strongly today as they did in his time.


Its well written, incredibly informative and at times quite funny,

Thanks to otherpress for sending this one over, Gifted A short book that is more of a compilation of a historians interesting perception on Machiavellis character and thoughts, based on weekly speeches he delivered on radio.


Boucheron presents Machiavelli in a more untainted light devoid of the negative clout he always carries, presenting him as an intellectual who converses with the ancient wisemen, goes straight to the actual truth, a man who had the good fortune of not finding a powerful figure that capture his admiration so he created the Prince.


The author doesnt pick a side on the debate whether Machiavelli wrote for the rules Diderots assertion, or for the crowds JJ Rousseaus, and concurs instead what the author himself claimed, “for the discerning minds,” presenting his philosophy as one based on the need without basing it on any moral notion.


My favourite quote: “to expose the true nature of the thing, you must in some sense invent it.
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I haven't read Machiavelli since high school, being more familiar with his philosophy would probably have made this more fun

Interesting, short history of Machiavelli's life and the politics that impacted his work This was a good read overall.
The author touches on bits of Machiavellis life and his perception on his book “The Prince”, I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for an introduction to Machiavelli because it has definitely grabbed my attention.
A series of short lectures first delivered on French radio, Witty, wellwritten, and externally informative, I think this book will be a regular reread for me, Quick read, nicely illustrated, translated from the French with a sort of poetic loftiness that makes one remember and appreciate the greater significance of ruminating on philosophy in French culture than our own.
Roughly follows a chronology of Machiavelli's life as it connects to his writings all with a subtle undertone of alarum over the rise of fascism globally in the current historical moment.
Really enjoyed this book as each chapter is really short with great insights into a person who has accidentally become a synonym for evil.
Makes you realise that life is complex, The author gives great insight into the complex politics at the time and it is a timely warning as we all deal with with complex political issues in the age of Covid.
Don't expect an in depth discussion of Machiavelli's ideas, The book is just the transcription of a few short talks by the author about a few episodes of Machiavelli's life, and how they could relate to modern day politics and yes, it's another vaguely antitrump book.
A decent biographical sketch of Machiavelli's life as a statesmen who was on the losing side of a struggle in Florence his exile and return.
I learned a few more things about Machiavelli's life such as his role as the official Florenian historian and about his major works in addition to the Prince.
Can be skipped but is entertaining enough as a quick mindless read, .