{"product_id":"9781501773020-machiavelli-on-war","title":"Machiavelli on War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historian's treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence's top official for military matters to his posthumous works. Lynch argues that the issue of war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli works, concluding that he was the first great modern philosopher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachiavelli on War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e offers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historian's treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence's top official for military matters to his posthumous works,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Prince\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLynch details Machiavelli's 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 Machiavelli's 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli on War\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41271062462561,"sku":"9781501773020","price":45.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37506590_f2131bdb-e360-476f-8352-90c020caf847.jpg?v=1762101590","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781501773020-machiavelli-on-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}