<p><i>Machiavelli's Ethics</i> challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the "Machiavellian" maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his poli...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...

Machiavellis Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the Machiavellian maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory,...