The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli

Filippo Del Lucchese provides an original interpretation of Machiavelli’s thought as well as the debates surrounding his work over four centuries. Written with clarity and elegance, this book is likely to become a classic. * Étienne Balibar, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at University Paris-Nanterre *
Del Lucchese's reading of Machiavelli is an exemplary interpretation. It is a highly readable and engaging account of Machiavelli that is both scholarly and plausible. Importantly, it shows how Machiavelli has much to say about the practice of politics and the nature of historical developments in the early modern, and indeed the late modern, world. This is more than enough to be going on with. -- Gary Browning, Oxford Brookes University * Radical Philosophy *