{"title":"Harvey C. Mansfield","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarvey C. Mansfield's work delves deeply into the complexities of political theory and philosophy, exploring themes of power, virtue, and human nature. His writings, such as \u003cem\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMachiavelli's Virtue\u003c\/em\u003e, offer incisive interpretations of classical political thought, inviting readers to reconsider enduring questions about governance and moral order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBridging political philosophy and psychological insight, Mansfield challenges assumptions about rational control and societal structures. His thoughtful analyses provide a profound engagement with \u003cstrong\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/strong\u003e, making his books essential for those seeking a nuanced understanding of political ideas and their impact.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"discourses-on-livy-by-harvey-c-mansfield-9780226500362","title":"Discourses on Livy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e is the founding document of modern republicanism, and Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov have provided the definitive English translation of this classic work. Faithful to the original Italian text, properly attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought, it is eminently readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a substantial introduction, extensive explanatory notes, a glossary of key words, and an annotated index, the \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics, a vision of \"new modes and orders\" that continue to shape the modern ethos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Machiavelli] found in Livy the means to inspire scholars for five centuries. Within the \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e, often hidden and sometimes unintended by their author, lie the seeds of modern political thought. . . . [Mansfield and Tarcov's] translation is careful and idiomatic.\"—Peter Stothard, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Translated with painstaking accuracy—but also great readability.\"—\u003ci\u003eWeekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A model of contemporary scholarship and a brave effort at Machiavelli translation that allows the great Florentine to speak in his own voice.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455545622764,"sku":"9780226500362","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71u90stKWmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774781850"},{"product_id":"machiavellis-virtue-by-harvey-c-mansfield-9780226503691","title":"Machiavelli's Virtue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniting thirty years of authoritative scholarship by a master of textual detail, \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli's Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive statement on the founder of modern politics. Harvey Mansfield reveals the role of sects in Machiavelli's politics, his advice on how to rule indirectly, and the ultimately partisan character of his project, and shows him to be the founder of such modern and diverse institutions as the impersonal state and the energetic executive. Accessible and elegant, this groundbreaking interpretation explains the puzzles and reveals the ambition of Machiavelli's thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book brings together essays that have mapped [Mansfield's] paths of reflection over the past thirty years. . . . The ground, one would think, is ancient and familiar, but Mansfield manages to draw out some understandings, or recognitions, jarringly new.\"—Hadley Arkes, \u003ci\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mansfield's book more than rewards the close reading it demands.\"—Colin Walters, \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[A] masterly new book on the Renaissance courtier, statesman and political philosopher. . . . Mansfield seeks to rescue Machiavelli from liberalism's anodyne rehabilitation.\"—Roger Kimball, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932299608300,"sku":"9780226503691","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226503691-machiavelli-s-virtue.jpg?v=1783859170"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/harvey-c-mansfield.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}