Autore: Barbuto, Gennaro Maria
Titolo: Machiavelli e il bene comune. Una politica ossimorica
Periodico: Filosofia politica
Anno: 2003 - Volume: 17 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 223 - Pagina finale: 246

This essay analyzes the concept of common good in "The Prince" and "The Discourses". According to Machiavelli the common good cannot be founded upon any sort of firm ground: neither metaphysical nor divine, not even natural. It originates from the necessary simultaneity of conflicting elements: historical-political disputes or ethical dycothomies. Task of the politician, who, according to Machiavelli, radically distinguishes himself for the tyrant, is to provoke a constructive tension among these elements, in order to pursue the common good. The latter consists in the protection of life, family, property and, in a republican context, in the participation to the public freedom.




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