Reading Questions

M 22 Nov
Machiavelli, Discourses, P–13, 16–18, 29, 32, 34, 42, 55, 58; II.P–3, 29; III.1, 3, 7–9, 22, 34, 41, 43 (pp. 97–148, 153–64, 180–84, 188–89, 217, 243–48, 252–57, 265–83, 369–72, 385–90, 392–94, 425–32, 465–71, 496–500, 514–15, 517–19)

What is the role of the "founder" of a republic? What makes him "good"? Is he judged on different standards? Is the virtue of a citizen different from the virute of the founder? What does a virtuous founder do after he has founded his state?

How can we reconcile The Prince and The Discourses? Did the same person write both? In The Prince was Machiavelli "just kidding"? Does reading the discourses make you rethink your analysis of The Prince?

How do "virtue" and "fortune" operate in The Discourses?

Compare Machiavelli's use of Roman history to the use of Roman history in Cicero and Augustine.

Reading Questions

M 22 Nov Machiavelli, Discourses, P–13, 16–18, 29, 32, 34, 42, 55, 58; II.P–3, 29; III.1, 3, 7–9, 22, 34, 41, 43 (pp. 97–148, 153–64, 180–84, 188–89, 217, 243–48, 252–57, 265–83, 369–72, 385–90, 392–94, 425–32, 465–71, 496–500, 514–15, 517–19)

M 22 Nov
Machiavelli, Discourses, P–13, 16–18, 29, 32, 34, 42, 55, 58; II.P–3, 29; III.1, 3, 7–9, 22, 34, 41, 43 (pp. 97–148, 153–64, 180–84, 188–89, 217, 243–48, 252–57, 265–83, 369–72, 385–90, 392–94, 425–32, 465–71, 496–500, 514–15, 517–19)