The Arts of Rule: Essays in Honor of Harvey C. MansfieldSharon R. Krause, Mary Ann McGrail Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman, Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates. The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself, extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best way of life for human beings. Making full use of political philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are comprehensive, the best government is a limited one. |
Contents
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Ch03On the Nature of Friendship inAristotles Nicomachean Ethics | 43 |
Ch04 Aristotle and Liberalism | 75 |
Ch05 Against Power and Glory | 95 |
Ch06 The Education of theSentiments in MontesquieusThe Temple of Gnidus | 125 |
PART II CONVERSATIONSWITH MACHIAVELLI | 147 |
Ch07 How Machiavellian Is Cicero? | 149 |
Ch13 The Source of Hamlet | 269 |
Ch14 Frenzy Gloom and theSpirit of Liberty in Hume | 289 |
Ch15 Strausss Burke Reconsidered | 313 |
Ch16 Metrosexual Manliness | 325 |
Ch17 Seeing Not Differently butFurther than the Parties | 359 |
Ch18 Respectable Partisanship | 377 |
PART IV HARVEY MANSFIELD ASTEACHER AND SCHOLAR | 395 |
Ch19 Harvey C Mansfield | 397 |
Ch08 Being Altogether BadBecoming Altogether Good | 167 |
Ch09 Hobbess Clockwork | 185 |
Ch10 Machiavelli HobbesClausewitz and Foucault | 201 |
Ch11 Montesquieus Political Science | 229 |
Ch12 New Models and Orders | 245 |
PART III MODERN POLITICS AND THEPRACTICES OF FREEDOM | 267 |
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