Machiavelli And Epicureanism: An Investigation Into The Origins Of Early Modern Political Thought

By studying Lucretius' poem De Rerum Nature and its impact on literary and political circles in Machiavelli's Florence, this book examines the way that the Lucretian concepts served Machiavelli as revolutionary new materials for the creation of his infamously brutal political science.

• | Author: Robert J. Roecklein
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Sep 02, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0739197754
• | ISBN-13: 9780739197752