Educating The Prince

For forty years, Harvey Mansfield has been worth reading. Whether plumbing the depths of Machiavelli’s Discourses or explaining what was at stake in Bill Clinton’s impeachment, Mansfield ‘s work in political philosophy and political science has set the standard. In Educating the Prince, twenty-one of his students, themselves distinguished scholars, try to live up to that standard. Their essays offer penetrating analyses of Machiavellianism, liberalism, and America., all of them informed by Mansfield’s own work. The volume also includes a bibliography of Mansfield’s writings.

For forty years, Harvey Mansfield has been worth reading. Whether plumbing the depths of MachiavelliOs Discourses or explaining what was at stake in Bill ClintonOs impeachment, MansfieldOs work in political philosophy and political science has set the standard. In Educating the Prince, twenty-one of his students, themselves distinguished scholars, try to live up to that standard. Their essays offer penetrating analyses of Machiavellianism, liberalism, and America., all of them informed by MansfieldOs own work. The volume also includes a bibliography of MansfieldOs writings.

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Mansfield is the world's leading interpreter of Machiavelli and a social commentator. Essays informed by Mansfield's work in political philosophy and political science offer analyses of Machiavellianism and its alternatives, liberalism, and America, constitutionalism, and statesmanship. Includes a bibliography of Mansfield's writing. Blitz teaches political philosophy and chairs the department of government at Claremont McKenna College; Kristol is editor and publisher of . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mark Blitz is Fletcher Jones Professor of Political Philosophy, chair of the Department of Government, and the director of research at Claremont McKenna College. William Kristol is editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard.