Niccolo's Smile

By - Viroli, Maurizio

Floor - Floor 4

Published - Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2000

ISBN 10 - 0374528004

ISBN 13 - 9780374528003

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Statesmen

Shelf No - 3

Call Number - 945.5106 VIR

Physical Description - xv, 271 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Notes - Include index.

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A vivid portrayal of the great Italian philosopher - now in paperback In Niccolò's Smile, Maurizio Viroli brings to life the fascinating writer who was the founder of modern political thought. Niccolò Machiavelli's works on the theory and practice of statecraft are classics, but Viroli sugggests that his greatest accomplishment is his robust philosophy of life -- his deep beliefs about how one should conduct oneself as a modern citizen in a republic, as a responsible family member, as a good person. On these subjects Machiavelli wrote no books: the text of his philosophy is his life itself, a life that was filled with paradox, uncertainty, and tragic drama.

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