Machiavelli's Platonic Problems

This book argues that Machiavelli’s thought entertains a more complex relationship to Platonic philosophy than previously assumed. Far from rejecting Platonism in bulk, Machiavelli actually engages with important Platonic tenets, the role of philosophical education for political leaders, and the relationship between mythmaking and policymaking

Guillaume Bogiaris is assistant professor of political science and philosophy at the University of West Alabama.

Chapter One - Machiavelli, Florentine Neoplatonism, and the Medici Chapter Two - Machiavelli's Critique of Diotima's Eros Chapter Three - Myths and Policymaking in Machiavelli and Plato Chapter Four - Hunting, History and Philosophy in Machiavelli's Princely Education