New section of the lecture series, Foundations of Western Political Thought -- this time on Niccolò Machiavelli, writer on statecraft during the Italian Renaissance. Machiavelli is so famous (or notorious) that an entire approach toward politics is named after him: Machiavellian. His most famous work is The Prince, as well as his Discourses on Livy. A citizen of Florence, Machiavelli embodied a new era of secular humanism in his approach toward politics.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
6:44 - Machiavellian Politics and Statecraft
16:14 - Italian Renaissance
23:26 - Discourses on Livy
36:54 - The Prince

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