#42 Alexander Lee | Understanding Niccolo Machiavelli Through The Eyes Of His Biographer |
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Alexander Lee is a biographer of Niccolo Machiavelli with the recently published title – ‘The Life & Times of Niccolo Machiavelli. Alexander is a specialist in the cultural and political history of the Renaissance in Italy making him the perfect person to document the life, influence, legacy and more of this amazing political thinker. - How Machiavelli would have responded to Covid-19. - Why Machiavelli was much more of a ‘lad’ than you would have thought. - How we should interpret the Prince. - Vagabdoning and Travel in the late middle ages + much, much more. Jump In On My Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe Feel Free To Peruse My 📷 Instagram & Twitter 🐦 Mates! ----- 00:00 – Introduction 04:48 – Why Add To The 1000’s Of Existing Biographies? 08:52 – The Context Of The Late 15th Century 17:07 – Me Completely Screwing Up The Timeline Of The Prince 22:24 – The Correct Understanding Of The Prince 35:47 – How Much Is Machiavelli’s Legacy Misrepresented? 44:02 – Machiavelli Fiction + Some Of His Sexual Exploits (Not For The Faint Hearted) 50:12 – How Did Machiavelli’s Erudition Inform His Writing? 53:05 – Is There A Comparison To Be Made Between Nietzsche’s Ubermensch & The Prince? 1:03:03 – Travel & Vagabonding During The Middle Ages 1:14:08 – Where Do You See Machiavellianism Today? 1:21:47 – Who Is A Real Life Figure That Best Embodies Machiavelli? 1:25:27 – If You Could Witness A Conversation Between Any Two People Of History? 1:26:51 – Why Machiavelli? & What Are You Doing Now? ----- LEAVE YOUR ENERGY IN THE ALGORITHM - 5 STARS & SUBSCRIBE! A Curious Worldview Podcast - I feature a whole suite of interviews on there covering all extensions of my interests. A Curious Worldview is for anyone interested in learning more about the world. - https://curiousworldview.buzzsprout.com/ The Geopolitics & Power Podcast - This is my brand new podcast where we will cover everything from giant infrastructure projects, to natural resources, to other interesting stuff! Check it out - https://geopoloticsandpowerpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Are you into Nassim Taleb? I run a Nassim Taleb podcast covering all the wonderful ideas found in the 5 part Incerto series. View here - https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ |