Thoughts on Machiavelli
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"Thoughts on Machiavelli" is a seminal work of political philosophy by Leo Strauss that offers a close, controversial reinterpretation of Machiavelli’s writings and their implications for modern political thought.
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| Thoughts on Machiavelli canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoughts on Machiavelli Context triple: [Leo Strauss, notableWork, Thoughts on Machiavelli]
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A.
The Originality of Machiavelli
The Originality of Machiavelli is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that examines Machiavelli’s distinctive political thought and its break with traditional moral and religious frameworks.
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Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli
Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli is a critical commentary by Francesco Guicciardini in which he analyzes and often challenges the political theories presented in Niccolò Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy.
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The New Machiavelli
The New Machiavelli is a 1911 political novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores British politics and personal morality through the rise and fall of an ambitious reformist politician.
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Machiavel
Machiavel is a personified version of Niccolò Machiavelli’s cynical political philosophy, often used in Renaissance drama as a scheming, amoral commentator on events.
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E.
Anti-Machiavel
Anti-Machiavel is an 18th-century political treatise by Frederick II of Prussia that refutes Machiavelli’s principles in The Prince and advocates for enlightened, moral rulership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoughts on Machiavelli Target entity description: "Thoughts on Machiavelli" is a seminal work of political philosophy by Leo Strauss that offers a close, controversial reinterpretation of Machiavelli’s writings and their implications for modern political thought.
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A.
The Originality of Machiavelli
The Originality of Machiavelli is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that examines Machiavelli’s distinctive political thought and its break with traditional moral and religious frameworks.
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B.
Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli
Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli is a critical commentary by Francesco Guicciardini in which he analyzes and often challenges the political theories presented in Niccolò Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy.
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C.
The New Machiavelli
The New Machiavelli is a 1911 political novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores British politics and personal morality through the rise and fall of an ambitious reformist politician.
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D.
Machiavel
Machiavel is a personified version of Niccolò Machiavelli’s cynical political philosophy, often used in Renaissance drama as a scheming, amoral commentator on events.
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E.
Anti-Machiavel
Anti-Machiavel is an 18th-century political treatise by Frederick II of Prussia that refutes Machiavelli’s principles in The Prince and advocates for enlightened, moral rulership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
intellectual history
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philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| author | Leo Strauss ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
break with classical political philosophy
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esoteric writing ⓘ foundations of modern political thought ⓘ modernity ⓘ problem of evil in politics ⓘ relationship between morality and politics ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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philosophical commentary ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on Discourses on Livy
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chapter on Machiavelli’s letters ⓘ chapter on Machiavelli’s plays ⓘ chapter on Machiavelli’s poetry ⓘ chapter on The Prince ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial
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highly influential in political theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Straussian political theory
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contemporary Machiavelli scholarship ⓘ debates on realism in international relations ⓘ interpretations of esoteric writing in philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ classical political philosophy ⓘ medieval political thought ⓘ |
| interprets |
Machiavelli as a teacher of evil
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Machiavelli as founder of modern political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | JC143.M4 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Discourses on Livy
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Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ The Prince ⓘ |
| methodologicalApproach |
close textual reading
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esoteric-exoteric distinction ⓘ historical-contextual analysis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
claim that Machiavelli inaugurates a new, lower but safer political morality
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reinterpretation of Machiavelli’s moral and political teaching ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| publisher | Free Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Natural Right and History
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Persecution and the Art of Writing ⓘ |
| setsInContext |
Renaissance political thought
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transition from classical to modern politics ⓘ |
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