{"product_id":"machiavelli-9780198780885","title":"Machiavelli","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Maurizio Viroli\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, combining an accessible, historically-informed account of his work with a reassessment of his central ideas and arguments. Viroli challenges the accepted interpretations of Machiavelli's work, insisting that his republicanism was based not on a commitment to virtue, greatness, and expansion, but to the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws. His detailed study of how Machiavelli composed \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e offers a number of new interpretations and he further contends that the most challenging--and underestimated--aspect of Machiavelli's thought is his philosophy of life, in particular his conceptions of love, women, irony, God, and the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591325368471,"sku":"9780198780885","price":15701.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198780885.webp?v=1774972482","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/machiavelli-9780198780885","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}