In this episode of the podcast Philosophy Bites Quentin Skinner discusses Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, one of the most notorious works of political philosophy. Skinner sets the book in its historical context and explains its key themes.
Listen to Quentin Skinner on Machiavelli's The Prince
Quentin Skinner's comments on Machiavelli made for the best philosophy bites podcast so far: lucid, engaging and relevant. Please have him on again in the future.
Posted by: Shaun Hervey | August 11, 2008 at 06:47 PM
Agreed. Really very much enjoyed Quentin Skinner's discussion. Great podcast! I love hearing discussion about Machiavelli and this was definitely a good one. Keep it up!
Posted by: Meredith | August 27, 2008 at 09:16 PM
I'm very much a fan of Machiavelli's. I just read a post on Peterman's Eye about The Prince...thought I'd share!
http://www.petermanseye.com/interesting-times/politics/370-the-prince
Cheers!
Posted by: Tina Marshall | November 07, 2008 at 05:51 PM