Through Thomas More’s Utopia, the idea has been placed as part of political philosophy. Although Moro himself acknowledges that his idea is not original: he has relied on Plato’s Perfect City, which is the Greek name for what we know as The Republic. And one and the other do the…

Por la Utopía de Tomas Moro la idea se ha colocado como parte de la filosofía política. Aunque el mismo Moro reconoce que su idea no es original: se ha apoyado en La Ciudad Perfecta de Platón, que es el nombre en griego para lo que nosotros conocemos como La…

Violence works because we are emotional. Violence is not used to remove obstacles but to provoke fear, to satisfy pride, to make fun of, to feel proud, to take revenge, to feel superior… that is, to cause emotions. No bully is satisfied with hitting dummies. Niccolò Machiavelli is often taken…

UN COMENTARIO SOBRE VIOLENCIA Y JUSTICIA La violencia funciona porque somos emocionales. La violencia no se usa para eliminar obstáculos sino para provocar miedo, para satisfacer el orgullo, para burlarnos de, para sentirnos orgullosos, para vengarnos, para sentirnos superiores… o sea, para causar emociones. A ningún agresor le satisface golpear…

Professor Maurizio Virolli of Princeton has an interesting thesis: The Prince is not an essay in political philosophy. It is an exhortation. It is not an essay that seeks to teach how to do politics or explain the nature of politics, but rather a speech that wants to move the…

Machiavelli devotes an entire chapter to reflecting on luck. It is chapter 25 of the 26 that make up The Prince. Why? Aristotle, in his Politics, does not. In The Republic and The Politician of Plato, the subject is not touched. Hobbes did not deal with luck. Popper in his…

Maquiavelo dedica todo un capítulo a reflexionar sobre la suerte. Es el capítulo 25 de los 26 que forman El Príncipe. ¿Por qué? Aristóteles, en su Política, no lo hace. En La República y El Político de Platón, no se toca el tema. Hobbes no se ocupó de la suerte…