Machiavelli on War by Christopher Lynch Hardcover Book

Description: Machiavelli on War by Christopher Lynch "An interpretation of war and foreign affairs in Machiavellis writings"-- FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Machiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historians treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florences top official for military matters to his posthumous works, The Prince and Discourses on Livy. Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavellis works, the substance of his thoughts, and his own activity as a writer, concluding that he was the first great modern philosopher because he was the first modern philosopher of war.Lynch details Machiavellis understanding of warfare in terms of both actual armed conflict and at the intellectual level of thinkers competing on the field of knowledge and belief. Throughout Machiavellis works, he focuses on how military commanders knowledge of human necessities, beginning with their own, enables and requires them to mold soldiers, organizationally and politically, to best deploy them in operations attuned to political context and changing circumstances. Intellectually, leaders must shape minds, their own and others, to reject beliefs that would weaken their purpose; for Machiavelli, this meant overcoming the classical and Christian traditions in favor of a new teaching of human freedom and excellence. As Machiavelli on War makes clear, prevailing both on the battlefield and in the war of ideas demands a single-minded engagement in "reasoning about everything," beginning with oneself. For Machiavelli, Lynch shows, the successful military commander is not just an excellent leader but also an excellent human being in constant pursuit of the truth about themselves and the world. Author Biography Christopher Lynch is Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University and head of the Department of Political Science. He has served as a senior adviser at the US State Department. He is the editor and translator of Art of War by Niccolò Machiavelli and the coeditor of Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought. Details ISBN150177302X Author Christopher Lynch Publisher Cornell University Press ISBN-13 9781501773020 Format Hardcover Imprint Cornell University Press Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-12-15 NZ Release Date 2023-12-15 UK Release Date 2023-12-15 Place of Publication Ithaca Alternative 9781501773037 Audience General Pages 384 ISBN-10 150177302X DEWEY 320.1092 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-12-15 US Release Date 2023-12-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161759080;

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