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The Stakes: Thoughts on Machiavelli

The American Mind

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I Think He's Trying to Re-Establish Machiavelli as a Great Philosopher

"Machiavelli thought about everything that we would consider the proper subject matter of philosophy," he says. "He puts us right in the sweet spot where political theology, political philosophy, gravity and levity meets up so nicely." The author is trying to re establish machiavelli as a great philosopher in his own right, writes John Sutter.

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