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Discourses on Livy
Book • 1531
Written by Niccolò Machiavelli in the early 16th century, 'Discourses on Livy' is a three-book commentary on the first ten books of Titus Livy's 'Ab Urbe Condita'.
The work examines the founding, maintenance, and protection of the Roman Republic, drawing lessons for modern republics.
Machiavelli critiques the failure of his contemporaries to learn from ancient political history and argues for the importance of imitating the political virtues of the ancients.
The book discusses various themes, including the role of public and private counsel, the institution of dictatorship, and the impact of religion on statecraft.
It is a significant work in political philosophy, emphasizing the practical application of historical examples to contemporary political issues.
The work examines the founding, maintenance, and protection of the Roman Republic, drawing lessons for modern republics.
Machiavelli critiques the failure of his contemporaries to learn from ancient political history and argues for the importance of imitating the political virtues of the ancients.
The book discusses various themes, including the role of public and private counsel, the institution of dictatorship, and the impact of religion on statecraft.
It is a significant work in political philosophy, emphasizing the practical application of historical examples to contemporary political issues.
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Mentioned by Erica Benner as a commentary on ancient Rome, drawing historical examples as cautionary warnings.
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Machiavelli on how democracies die
Mentioned in the context of the Roman legal system and its implications.
Untimely Reflections #34: Gnostic Informant
Mentioned by Stelios Panagiotou when discussing the Roman inheritance of the notion of the dictator.
s07e78 | Saving the West from Itself, with Stelios Panagiotou
Recommended by the speaker as something that everyone should be reading.
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