Plutarch and Machiavelli: The Politics of Prudence

Plutarch and Machiavelli: What could they have in common? Machiavelli may have mined Plutarch for historical exempla, but his political arguments could not be more different. Or could they? In this article, I make the case that Plutarch in fact is the source of some of the more iconoclastic claims o...

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Published in:Political theory 2025-04, Vol.53 (2), p.127-154
Main Author: Edelstein, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Machiavelli, Niccolo (1469-1527)
Political philosophy
Politics
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