{"product_id":"machiavellis-platonic-problems-neoplatonism-eros-mythmaking-and-philosophy-in-machiavellian-thought-9781793616432","title":"Machiavelli's Platonic Problems: Neoplatonism,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMachiavelli is traditionally understood has a thinker who rejected Platonism in bulk. This book argues that even if it is correct to describe him as unsympathetic to Platonic thought, his philosophy addresses it in a deep and nuanced manner. In order to see this, one must first disentangle Machiavelli’s conversation with Plato from his criticism of Christian Florentine Neoplatonism. Once this is done, Machiavelli’s work reveals itself to engage key Platonic themes, such as love, the place of philosophical education in politics, and the relationship between policymaking and mythmaking. This engagement helps us further characterize and clarify essential concepts and axioms of Machiavellian thought, such as fortúna, virtue, the importance of self-reliance, and the proper sources of political knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One – Machiavelli, Florentine Neoplatonism, and the Medici\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two – Machiavelli’s Critique of Diotima’s Eros \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three – Myths and Policymaking in Machiavelli and Plato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four - Hunting, History and Philosophy in Machiavelli's Princely Education\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042636661079,"sku":"9781793616432","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/machiavellis-platonic-problems-neoplatonism-eros-mythmaking-and-philosophy-in-machiavellian-thought-9781793616432","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}