Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force
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Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force

A War of One's Own

Sean Erwin

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Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force

A War of One's Own

Sean Erwin

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Central to NiccolĂČ Machiavelli's writing is the argument that a successful state is one that prefers to lose with its own arms ( arma propriis) than to win with the arms of others (arma alienis). This book sheds light on Machiavelli's critiques of military force and provides an important reinterpretation of his military theory. Sean Erwin argues that the distinction between arma propriis and arma alienis poses a central problem to Machiavelli's case for why modern political institutions offer modes of political existence that ancient ones did not. Starting from the influence of Lucretius and Aelianus Tacticus on the Dell'arte della guerra, Erwin examines Machiavelli's criticism of mercenary, auxiliary, and mixed forces. Giving due consideration to an overlooked conceptual distinction in Machiavelli studies, this book is a valuable and original contribution to the field.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2022
ISBN
9781350115736
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Political Philosophy

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    APA 6 Citation

    Erwin, S. (2022). Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3517452 (Original work published 2022)

    Chicago Citation

    Erwin, Sean. (2022) 2022. Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.perlego.com/book/3517452.

    Harvard Citation

    Erwin, S. (2022) Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force. 1st edn. Bloomsbury Academic. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3517452 (Accessed: 1 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Erwin, Sean. Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. Web. 1 July 2024.