James Hankins challenges the view that the Renaissance was the seedbed of modern republicanism, with Machiavelli as exemplary thinker. What most concerned Renaissance political theorists, Hankins contends, was not reforming laws but shaping citizens. To secure the social good, they fostered virtue through a new program of education: the humanities.


Format Häftad Omfång 768 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Harvard University Press Utgivningsdatum 2023-01-10 ISBN 9780674278738