Lantimachiavelli di federico ii di prussia rappresenta il manifesto. Antimachiavel treatise by frederick the great britannica. Frederick the great 17121786 antimachiavel 1741 introduction as kings have the power to do good or evil according to their choice and inclination, how deplorable is the condition of that people who have every thing to fear from the abuse of majesty, whose properties are a prey to the avarice of their prince. Frederick the great frederick ii of prussia is best known for turning prussia into an international power during the mid to late eighteenth. Antimachiavel frederick the great pdf antimachiavel is the result of a collaboration between frederick the great, king of prussia, and voltaire, who edited and expanded upon his patrons bity link bity link. It was first published in september 1740, a few months after frederick became king.
Frederick the great frederick ii of prussia is best known for turning prussia into an international power during the mid to late18th century. In his antimachiavel, a somewhat conventional discussion of the principles of good government published in 1740 just before his accession, frederick wrote that there were two sorts of princesthose who ruled in person and those who merely relied on subordinates. Frederick the great history of western civilization ii. Antimachiavel is the result of a collaboration between frederick the great, king of prussia, and voltaire, who edited and expanded upon his patrons essay. At age 16, he formed an attachment to the kings yearold page, peter karl. Antimachiavel is an 18thcentury essay by frederick the great, king of prussia and patron of voltaire, consisting of a chapterbychapter rebuttal of the prince, the 16thcentury book by niccolo machiavelli. The refutation of machiavellis prince or, antimachiavel. This edition contains a full introduction, with a detailed publication history and. At age 16, frederick had formed an attachment to the kings yearold. In chapter four, aida ramos studies the formation of. Although the work advises princes how to tyrannize, machiavelli is generally.
I contribute to the literature on public entrepreneurship and management by analyzing the role of the political entrepreneur in frederick the great s antimachiavel. Country governed by a prince of machiavels forming. Pdf james steuart published an inquiry into the principles of. Antimachiavel voltaire foundation university of oxford. The works of niccolo machiavelli, such as the prince, were considered a guideline for the behavior of. In his youth, frederick the great was a sensitive man with great appreciation for. Antimachiavel is an 18thcentury essay by frederick the great, king of prussia and patron of voltaire, consisting of a chapterbychapter rebuttal of the prince.
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