pt. 1. disc 1. Who is Machiavelli? Why does he matter? -- Machiavelli's Florence -- Classical thought in Renaissance Florence -- Life of Niccolò Machiavelli -- Why did Machiavelli write The prince? -- Prince, 1-5, republics old and new -- disc 2. Prince, 6-7, virtù and Fortuna -- Prince, 8-12, the prince and power -- Prince, 13-16, the art of being a prince -- Prince, 17-21, the lion and the fox -- Prince, 21-26, fortune and foreigners -- Livy, the Roman Republic, and Machiavelli.
pt. 2. disc 3. Discourses, why Machiavelli is a republican -- Discourses, the workings of a good republic -- Discourses, lessons from Rome -- Discourses, a principality or a republic? -- Discourses, the qualities of a good republic -- Discourses, a republic at war -- disc 4. Discourses, can republics last? Discourses, conspiracies and other dangers -- Florentine histories, the growth of Florence -- Florentine histories, the age of the Medici -- Fate of Machiavelli's works -- Was Machiavelli a Machiavellian?
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