Open AccessUn homme politique désœoeuvré: Machiavel, historien et penseur politique
Author(s) -
Gérald Allard
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
renaissance and reformation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2293-7374
pISSN - 0034-429X
DOI - 10.33137/rr.v36i4.8662
Subject(s) - praxis , context (archaeology) , humanities , politics , order (exchange) , political philosophy , philosophy , art history , history , political science , epistemology , law , archaeology , finance , economics
A philosopher who deeply influenced Western history, Machiavelli was, as well, involved in the affairs of his time. This paper aims to analyze the pragmatic context of Machiavelli’s production, for instance, his political exile from Florence. In order to draw the lines of this “praxis,” contemporary biographies, letters of Machiavelli and, of course, the books (The Prince, Discourses, History of Florence) are revisited and reread in each other’s light. This approach allows one to appreciate more the “revolutionary” and “anticlerical” dimensions of Machiavelli’s philosophy.