Machiavelli: How Virtue Can Ruin a Prince | 4/15/26

About this episode

The episode explores Machiavelli's views on how virtuous behavior can negatively impact a ruler and the centrality of war in the role of a prince.

We continue our examination of Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" as the political theorist discusses the negative impact that maintaining virtuous behavior can have on a ruler. This is where Machiavelli earns his reputation as a teacher of evil. We will also look at how war is the central duty around which the philosopher believes the office of prince revolves. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Auron MacIntyre

Topics covered

• Machiavelli
• political theory
• virtue
• rulership
• war
• ethics

Keywords

• Machiavelli
• The Prince
• virtue
• ruler
• political theory
• war
• ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Prince

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