Leo Strauss argued that the most visible fact about Machiavelli’s doctrine is also the most useful one: Machiavelli seems to be a teacher of wickedness. Strauss sought to incorporate this idea in his interpretation without permitting it to overwhelm or exhaust his exegesis of The Prince and the Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy. “We are in sympathy,” he writes, “with th...
Leo Strauss argued that the most visible fact about Machiavelli’s doctrine is also the most useful one: Machiavelli seems to be a teacher of wickedness. Strauss sought to incorporate this idea in his interpretation without permitting it to overwhelm or exhaust his exegesis of The Prince and the Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy. “We are in sympathy,” he writes, “with the simple opinion about Machiavelli [namely, the wickedness of his teaching], not only because it is wholesome, but above all because a failure to take that opinion seriously prevents one from doing justice to what is truly admirable in Machiavelli: the intrepidity of his thought, the grandeur of his vision, and the graceful subtlety of his speech.” This critique of the founder of modern political philosophy by this prominent twentieth-century scholar is an essential text for students of both authors.
Leo Strauss (1899–1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. From 1949 to 1968 he was professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, among them The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, Natural Right and History, and Spinoza’s Critique of Religion, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
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Preface
Introduction
I: The Twofold Character of Machiavelli’s Teaching
II: Machiavelli’s Intention: The Prince
III: Machiavelli’s Intention: The Discourses
IV: Machiavelli’s Teaching
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Preface
Introduction
I: The Twofold Character of Machiavelli’s Teaching
II: Machiavelli’s Intention: The Prince
III: Machiavelli’s Intention: The Discourses
IV: Machiavelli’s Teaching
Notes
Index
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As learned commentators view In Homer more than Homer knew. ——Swift,On Poetry 如果说《李维史论》是对李维原著的评注，那么《关于马基雅维里的思考》，这部施特劳斯用力最勤、最有代表性的作品，就是对李维原著的评注的评注。 施特劳斯开门见山即认定马基雅维里在传授邪...
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3 有用 Vita Nova 2022-09-30 09:05:42 美国
两句暴言。施特劳斯应该去比较文学系。施特劳斯写的书就像俄罗斯方块：看上去搭的东西奇形怪状的，其实积木就那么几块…（审美疲劳了。
0 有用 [已注销] 2013-03-10 17:13:59
马基雅维利还挺好的。for better understanding about the book required to read this week.
0 有用 丁萌 2025-07-11 09:53:08 日本
二刷，依然是不明觉厉
1 有用 鼬 2022-07-16 10:25:55
马基雅维利是邪恶的教师应该也有双重意涵。。。
0 有用 Nise 2016-12-26 19:15:35
文笔不错