Dimensions
108 x 178 x 4mm
The very name Machiavelli has become a byword for evil. In 'The Prince' he offered advice on how to rule successfully. His ideas were devious and unscrupulous - yet controversy still rages as to whether he was a political realist or dangerously amoral.
These witty and informative 'Virgin Philosophers' guides cover the lives and ideas of the major philosophers. Award-winning author Paul Strathern's concise and easily comprehensible style highlights the major advances in philosophy, as well as the men who conceived them and the times in which they lived.
Packed with striking quotes, insights and anecdotes, the aim of the 'Virgin Philosophers' series is to clarify the mysteries of philosophy for the general reader.
