Only Treachery Can Defend Freedom | Machiavelli's Domestic Policy Explained

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This episode explores Machiavelli's views on domestic policy as presented in his works.

A lecture on Machiavelli’s the Prince and the Discourses on Livy. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavellis-domestic-policy Companion interviews: - You Need More Danger In Your Life | Machiavelli Explained: https://youtu.be/W5EeZ4i73IM - This is How I Fell in Love with Machiavelli | Q&A: https://youtu.be/zXUvEN-LI_M - Power Will Cost You Everything, It’s Worth It: https://youtu.be/zPKMDxVBZ8A - 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 Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

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Host: Johnathan Bi

Topics covered

• Machiavelli
• domestic policy
• freedom
• political philosophy
• education

Keywords

• Machiavelli
• the Prince
• Discourses on Livy
• political philosophy
• freedom
• domestic policy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: the Prince, the Discourses on Livy

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