'The Advisor': Counsel, Concealment, and Machiavelli’s Voice

Machiavelli’s political works should be read not only as attempts to shape princely behavior, but as demonstrations of a model of advisory behavior. They are a performance of advice-giving, of the dispassionate, scientistic – but also quietly radical – behavior Machiavelli expects of those tasked wi...

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Main Author: Rob Goodman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2017-09-01
Series:Redescriptions
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Online Access:https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/35