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Montesquieu’s Machiavellian Account of Civil Religion
2020,2021
Overview
Niccolò Machiavelli’s influence on Charles de Montesquieu’s work has been acknowledged in various ways and by many interpreters. Most famously, Montesquieu comments that Europe had begun to be cured of Machiavellianism, seemingly putting himself at odds with Machiavelli and his legacy.¹ In this case, Machiavellianism refers to the unbridled avarice of princes who would use their political power tyrannically to enrich themselves. Montesquieu stands against Machiavellianism on the side of limited governmental power and the protections of individual liberties and possessions. But the manner in which the tyrannical power of princes was curbed is not free of Machiavelli’s influence; that
Publisher
Penn State University Press,Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN
9780271086156, 0271086157
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