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Machiavelli's enterprise: truth and power
43 mins | Oct 11, 2017
Niccolò Machiavelli’s work is often referenced as if it is a treatise on evil, but his realist way of thinking has inspired much of modern political thought. Harvey Mansfield considers the lingering influence of believing that the world can be understood and that truth is more important than good.