Why Good People Make Terrible Leaders | Machiavelli's Ethics Explained
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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethics
Companion interviews:
- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8
- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM
These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links)
- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb
- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje
- Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf
- McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq
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