RT Book T1 Machiavelli's ethics A1 Benner, Erica 1962- LA English PP Princeton, NJ PB Princeton University Press YR 2009 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/686681193 AB Machiavelli's Ethics challenges the most entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the "Machiavellian" maxim that the ends justify the means. By carefully reconstructing the principled foundations of his political theory, Erica Benner gives the most complete account yet of Machiavelli's thought. She argues that his difficult and puzzling style of writing owes far more to ancient Greek sources than is usually recog OP 527 NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN B785.M24 SN 9780691141763 SN 9780691141770 K1 Machiavelli, Niccolò : 1469-1527 K1 Ethics K1 Machiavelli, Niccolò ; 1469-1527 K1 Electronic books