No one wants to be described as Machiavellian…or do they? On today’s episode, Louis and Alex discuss common misinterpretations of everyone’s favourite, but frequently misunderstood thinker: Niccolò Machiavelli. What is Machiavelli’s main message? (5:00)

Is Machiavelli immoral? (23:02)

Historical versus philosophical approaches to politics (31:32)

Machiavelli and international relations theory (37:20)

Machiavelli’s relevance for contemporary domestic politics (46:10)

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