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Virtue politics : soulcraft and statecraft in Renaissance Italy

text Virtue politics : soulcraft and statecraft in Renaissance Italy

Summary
"Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Everywhere they saw problems. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth a... Read more
Contents
A civilization in crisis: a new "paideuma" and the birth of the humanities -- the causes of the crisis -- the reform of Christian culture -- the humanist movement takes shape -- Virtue politics: obedience and legitimacy -- virtue politics -- class... Read more
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xxiii, 736 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 170 HAN in Adult Non-fiction Available

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