EPISODE · Apr 29, 2021 · 52 MIN

128: Machiavelli

from Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill · host Pigweed and Crowhill

The boys drink and review Holy Roller, a hazy IPA, and talk about Machiavelli. Do the ends justify the means? (And did Machiavelli mean that?) The boys discuss Machiavelli's historical context, the work for which he is mostly known, and the meaning and application of the term "Machiavellian." Machiavelli satirizes the classic view of virtues, espoused by Cicero. Those virtues might be nice, he says, but they won't keep you in power. The Prince is contrary to both Roman and Christian values, and was almost scandalous in its time.

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