Maquivel: From the medieval to the renaissance cosmos, fortuna and the circumstances of freedom

Authors

  • Flávia Roberta Benevenuto de Souza Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2014.1.13090

Keywords:

Machiavelli. Fortune. Circumstances. Freedom.

Abstract

The circumstances present themselves as definitive when trying to run any human action, especially those that relate to the achievement and maintenance of power. Assuming that the higher the power of fortune less freedom to commit actions that can lead to successful political actor in the world of contingency, it becomes essential to know how it exercises power over the actions of men. But is it possible to do it precisely? We start from the historical context in which the works of Machiavelli are written to understand the relationship the author establishes with tradition, sometimes taking
it, now opposing it. We recovered Machiavelli’s texts and established dialogue with some commentators the author’s work to investigate the question of fortune itself.

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Author Biography

Flávia Roberta Benevenuto de Souza, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutora em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Pós-Doutorando pelo Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), com financiamento do CNPq. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL).

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Published

2014-06-04

How to Cite

Benevenuto de Souza, F. R. (2014). Maquivel: From the medieval to the renaissance cosmos, fortuna and the circumstances of freedom. Veritas (Porto Alegre), 59(1), 59–85. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2014.1.13090

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Ethics and Political Philosophy