"Gli umori delle parti" : humoral dynamics and democratic potential in the Florentine Histories

In this essay I consider the potential of Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories to contribute to the enrichment of contemporary democratic theory. In opposition to both of the major groups of current interpreters of this text—those who see it as representative of a conservative turn in Machiavelli’s th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holman, Christopher
Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145149