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Machiavelli's Gospel
William B. Parsons
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Beschreibung
A new reading of The Prince, arguing that the classic text is neither a scientific treatise on politics nor a patriotic tract but rather an artful, elaborated critique of the dominant religion of his time
The leading interpretations of
The Prince focus on Machiavelli's historical context, but they give little attention to the source on which the moral and political thought of Machiavelli's sixteenth century was based, the Christian Bible. In this study of
The Prince, William Parsons plumbs Machiavelli's allusions to the Bible, along with his statements on the Church, and shows that Machiavelli was a careful reader of the Bible and an astute observer of the Church. On this basis Parsons contends that Machiavelli's teaching in
The Prince is instructively compared with that of the Church's teacher, Jesus Christ.
Parsons thus undertakes what recent interpreters of
The Prince have not done: contrast Machiavelli's advice with the teaching of Christ. The result is a new reading of
The Prince, revealing in Machiavelli's political thought a systematic critique of the NewTestament and its model for human life, Christ. In this commentary on one of the greatest works on politics ever written, Parsons not only challenges the most recent interpretations of
The Prince but also sheds new light onthe classic interpretation that Machiavelli was a teacher of immorality.
William Parsons is associate professor of political science at Carroll College.
Kundenbewertungen
international relations, The Prince, anthropology, religion and classics, religious studes, renaissance, medieval history, political science, sociology, morality, literature, sixteenth century, Machiavelli, early modern history, ethics, philosophy