Greek writings. By 1463, Cosimo de' Medici's scholar Marsilio Ficino had translated several of the age's greatest finds: fourteen of Hermes' treatises, and several of Plato's and Plotinus' works.;It will be found that Machiavelli does know about Hermetic and Neoplatonic concepts and images....
Machiavelli's public life was largely occupied with events arising out of the ambitions of Pope Alexander VI and his son, Cesare Borgia, the Duke Valentino, and these characters fill a large space of The Prince. Machiavelli never hesitates to cite the actions of the duke for the benefit of ...
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Machiavelli's legacy to public affairs: A modern tale of servants and princes in UK organisations Drawing on the work of Niccolo Machiavelli and his appreciation of management and power, this paper explores the contemporary role of public affairs in UK ... P Harris,D Moss,N Vetter - 《Journa...
Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Renaissance political philosopher, statesman, and secretary of the Florentine republic. His most famous work is The Prince (Il Principe), which brought him a reputation as an atheist and an immoral cynic. Read here to learn m