Machiavelli in Tumult: The Discourses on Livy and the Origins of Political Conflictualism by Gabriele Pedullà
English | July 31st, 2018 | ISBN: 1107177278 | 306 Pages | True PDF | 35.69 MB
Among the theses that for centuries have ensured Niccol- Machiavelli an ambiguous fame, a special place goes to his extremely positive opinion of social conflicts, and, more in particular, to the claim that in ancient Rome 'the disunion between the plebs and the Roman senate made that republic free and powerful' (Discourses on Livy I.4).