“La grande politique” or Merleau-Ponty reader of Machiavelli

Authors

  • Leandro Neves Cardim Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2447-9012.espinosa.2009.89349

Keywords:

Merleau-Ponty, Machiavelli, Lefort, Humanism, Politics.

Abstract

This article intends to consider the work of Niccolo Machiavelli from the approach made by Maurice Merleau-Ponty in his text “Note on Machiavelli”. In order to do that, we shall present some general aspects of Merleau-Ponty’s political philosophy, trying to track the presence of Machiavelli in the work of the French philosopher. We shall also consider the elements which guided Merleau-Ponty’s reading of philosophical texts. Regarding Machiavelli’s philosophy, we shall try to highlight the aspects that made the Florentine the first modern political thinker, according to Merleau-Ponty. In conclusion, we shall also consider, following Claude Lefort’s expression, the aspects that make politics in Machiavelli’s thought to be understood as “la grande politique”.

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Author Biography

  • Leandro Neves Cardim, Universidade de São Paulo
    Pós-doutorando em Filosofia pelo Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade de São Paulo

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Published

2009-06-15

Issue

No. 20 (2009): Merleau-Ponty e o Grande Racionalismo

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How to Cite

Cardim, L. N. (2009). “La grande politique” or Merleau-Ponty reader of Machiavelli. Cadernos Espinosanos, 20, 49-73. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2447-9012.espinosa.2009.89349