Foxy
Machiavelli’s advice for rulers was ruthless and pragmatic—and he may have intended for it to secretly destroy them.
Erica Benner lives in Berlin. She is the author of several books, including Machiavelli’s Ethics and Machiavelli’s Prince: A New Reading. Formerly a Fellow at Yale University, Benner taught for many years at Oxford University and the London School of Economics.
Machiavelli’s advice for rulers was ruthless and pragmatic—and he may have intended for it to secretly destroy them.