Mētis and violence in Machiavellian political theory
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| author | Regina Queiroz |
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| contents | Mētis and violence in Machiavellian political theory Regina Queiroz Filosofía mētis prudence political power hubris of violence Cunning rationality The quest for winning and preserving political power in Machiavelli’s The Prince is led by the bellicose version of the pre-classical and mythological concept of metis or cunning rationality. In opposition to a domestic version of cunning rationality, understood as the rationality of the weak, Machiavellian mētis is a prudential and deceptive rationality of the strong. Bellicose cunning rationality does not, however, prevent the prince from falling into the hubris of violence, and does not avoid undermining cunning rationality itself. Our article evaluates and circumscribes the contribution, as well as the theoretical and practical limits of the Machiavellian bellicose cunning rationality. 2017 artículo científico 1984-249X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=586177197008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5861 Revista Archai application/pdf Universidade de Brasília Revista Archai (Brasil) Num.21 |
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| spellingShingle | Mētis and violence in Machiavellian political theory Regina Queiroz Filosofía mētis prudence political power hubris of violence Cunning rationality Mētis and violence in Machiavellian political theory Regina Queiroz Filosofía mētis prudence political power hubris of violence Cunning rationality The quest for winning and preserving political power in Machiavelli’s The Prince is led by the bellicose version of the pre-classical and mythological concept of metis or cunning rationality. In opposition to a domestic version of cunning rationality, understood as the rationality of the weak, Machiavellian mētis is a prudential and deceptive rationality of the strong. Bellicose cunning rationality does not, however, prevent the prince from falling into the hubris of violence, and does not avoid undermining cunning rationality itself. Our article evaluates and circumscribes the contribution, as well as the theoretical and practical limits of the Machiavellian bellicose cunning rationality. 2017 artículo científico 1984-249X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=586177197008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5861 Revista Archai application/pdf Universidade de Brasília Revista Archai (Brasil) Num.21 |
| title | Mētis and violence in Machiavellian political theory |
| topic | Filosofía mētis prudence political power hubris of violence Cunning rationality |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=586177197008 |