Niccolo Machiavelli: The Laughing Lion and the Strutting Fox (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739130636)

This book places Machiavelli in historical context but argues that his understanding of moral conflicts is well ahead of his time. Instead of arguing for the autonomy of politics, as is commonly supposed, Machiavelli grapples with the special problems of role-differentiated morality, where the duties of public office often conflict with the demands of conventional morality.

Author: Raymond Angelo Belliotti
ISBN-10: 0739130633
ISBN-13: 9780739130636
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2010
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d