Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Overview

The Discorsi is a series of lessons on how a republic should be started and structured, including the concept of checks and balances, the strength of a tripartite structure, and the superiority of a republic over a principality. Its lessons are as valid today as they were six centuries ago and clear applications of his practical political philosophy can be found in the governments of many democracies today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681463520
Publisher:	Start Publishing LLC
Publication date:	08/24/2015
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	498
File size:	968 KB

About the Author

NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI (1469-527) was an Italian political philosopher, diplomat, statesman and writer. Often called the father of modern political philosophy, he was a senior official in the Florentine Republic, responsible for military and diplomatic affairs. His only book that was printed during Machiavelli's lifetime was The Art of War (1521), about military science. He also wrote the Discourses on Livy (1531) on how a republic should be started and structured. His most famous work was The Prince (1513), a guide on how to gain and maintain political power.