Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 166 Joly, Maurice 1831 1878 Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu ou la politique de Machiavel au XIXe Siècle par un contemporain Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Eric Bailey and Distributed Proofreaders Europe, http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu" by Maurice Joly is a political fiction crafted during the mid-19th century. The work explores a theoretical dialogue between the political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli and the Enlightenment thinker Montesquieu, set in a surreal afterlife. The central theme involves an examination of political power, morality, and the relationship between tyranny and freedom as discussed by the two iconic figures. The opening of the book introduces the encounter between Machiavelli and Montesquieu's spirits on a desolate shore, where they engage in a profound conversation about the nature of governance and political philosophy. Machiavelli expresses his views on human nature, arguing that the urge for power often leads to tyranny, and defends his controversial ideas from the "Prince." Montesquieu challenges Machiavelli's assertions, emphasizing the role of morality and law in maintaining a just society. Their dialogue touches on historical examples and contemporary ideas about political systems, culminating in a debate over the essential qualities needed for effective governance, and sets the stage for a rich exploration of these pressing themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Political ethics France -- Politics and government -- 1852-1870 JC Text FR Politique Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics 625508 542918 2024-10-06T06:40:42.695662 2023-10-06T08:09:09.880076 text/html text/html 502553 2020-12-18T01:41:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 155878 2020-12-18T01:41:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261423 2024-10-06T06:40:55.447573 application/epub+zip 276632 2024-10-06T06:40:47.099614 application/epub+zip 255454 2024-10-06T06:40:45.385602 application/epub+zip 578548 2024-10-06T06:41:00.830583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479906 2024-10-06T06:40:54.174569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326646 2022-09-07T00:42:37.100175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421875 421625 2024-10-06T06:40:38.832169 2023-10-06T08:09:07.293018 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 412338 2020-12-18T01:41:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 147606 2020-12-18T01:41:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20287 2024-10-06T06:41:00.966521 application/rdf+xml 16452 2024-10-06T06:40:45.998604 image/jpeg 3598 2024-10-06T06:40:45.693610 image/jpeg 252269 2024-10-06T06:40:42.737635 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia