| ID | 115734 |
| Title Proper | Subdue the senate |
| Other Title Information | Machiavelli's "way of freedom" or path to tyranny? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McCormick, John P |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article analyzes Machiavelli's accounts of the historical figures Agathocles, Clearchus, Appius and Pacuvius to (1) accentuate the Florentine's distinction between tyranny and civic leadership, (2) identify the proper place of elite punishment and popular empowerment in his conception of democratic politics, and (3) criticize contemporary Straussian and "radical" interpreters of Machiavelli for profoundly underestimating the roles that popular judgment and popular rule play within his political thought. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Theory Vol. 40, No.6; Dec 2012: p.714-735 |
| Journal Source | Political Theory Vol. 40, No.6; Dec 2012: p.714-735 |
| Key Words | Machiavelli ; Tyranny ; Leadership ; Liberty ; Democracy ; Violence |