Excellence unleashed
Subtitle: Machiavelli's critique of Xenophon and the moral foundation of politics
By: Paul J. Rasmussen.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780739128244; 9780739133118
Subjects: Machiavelli, Niccolò, -- 1469-1527; Xenophon; Political ethics -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).
Table of contents: title: Xenophon's Persian republic; title: Tumults, liberty, and tyranny: Machiavelli's unconventional republicanism; title: The reform of tyranny in Xenophon's Hiero; title: The legacy of Cyrus and the limits of politics; title: Cyrus' Socratic education; title: Machiavelli's Cyrus and the humanity of effective rule; title: Glory, moral innovation, and the Christian prince; title: Conclusion: the philosopher and politics.