The theme of conspiracies plays a key role in Machiavelli’s writings, in which can be found considerations and analyses on the use of conspiracy as an instrument of conquest of power and as a technique for political fighting. This volume denies an interpretation in which Machiavelli limited himself to warning against conspiracies, judging them as a dangerous and useless tool. In reality, he elaborated a real phenomenology or anatomy of the conspiracy. His thoughts on this theme represent a practical manual for the ‘coup d’état’ and the violent seizure of power. But, as always, they also contain brilliant intuitions on political psychology, the sociology of power, and social anthropology.
Machiavelli and Political Conspiracies. The Struggle for Power in the Italian Renaissance
Alessandro Campi
2018
Abstract
The theme of conspiracies plays a key role in Machiavelli’s writings, in which can be found considerations and analyses on the use of conspiracy as an instrument of conquest of power and as a technique for political fighting. This volume denies an interpretation in which Machiavelli limited himself to warning against conspiracies, judging them as a dangerous and useless tool. In reality, he elaborated a real phenomenology or anatomy of the conspiracy. His thoughts on this theme represent a practical manual for the ‘coup d’état’ and the violent seizure of power. But, as always, they also contain brilliant intuitions on political psychology, the sociology of power, and social anthropology.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
