Philosopher of War: Machiavelli on Physical and Intellectual Warfare. Online Book Presentation.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm CET/GMT+1Online (Zoom)
In this talk Prof. Christopher Lynch will present the core findings of his new book Machiavelli on War (Cornell University Press, 2023). The talk draws out the implications of Machiavelli’s assertion that a prince should make the art of war his exclusive concern. To understand this assertion, readers must consider the possibility that Machiavelli has in mind both actual physical warfare and intellectual or philosophical warfare, with the result that his thought must be regarded as even more philosophically radical than is generally believed.
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Christopher Lynch is Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University and head of the Department of Political Science. He has served as a senior adviser at the US State Department. He is the editor and translator of Art of War by Niccolò Machiavelli and the coeditor of Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought.