Niccolò Machiavelli

Machiavel : The Art of War

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The Art of War, published in 1521, occupies a singular place in Machiavelli's work. Presented in the form of a dialogue, the book surprises with its little machiavelic mind. Tactical considerations are associated with remarks devoted to the material necessities of war (recruitment, armament...), orchestrating with subtlety a reflection on power. What provisions are the most valuable: food or weapons? What limits doe…

Machiavel : The Prince

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"The very penetrating Machiavelli [...], this very wise man, of which it is evident that he was for freedom, for the defense of which he gave the most salutary advice." Spinoza (Political Treaty, V, 7) A short and fulgurant masterpiece, Le Prince (1532) became from the outset a classic book of political reflection. Opponents and supporters of the Florentine doctrine have stopped to confront each other over the cent…