To be Loved or Feared: Machiavelli and the Politics of Power
- Author
- Lobel Center for Jewish Classical Education
- Published
- Wed 06 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- http://sites.libsyn.com/545566/to-be-loved-or-feared-machiavelli-and-the-politics-of-power
Modern politics cannot be fully understood without Machiavelli. To help us unpack this claim, Rabbi Rocklin will explore the following questions:
- How does Machiavelli shift the way that virtue is understood?
- Why do some scholars consider Machiavelli to be the first modern political philosopher?
- How does Machiavelli justify his claim that a ruler should use cruelty and fear as tools to control the people?
Recommended Reading: Machiavelli, Niccolo. The Prince, 2nd edition. Translated by Harvey Mansfield, University of Chicago Press: 1998.
