Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy: The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena

by James Hankins

The first full-length study of Francesco Patrizi--the most important political philosopher of the Italian Renaissance before Machiavelli--who sought to reconcile conflicting claims of liberty and equality in the service of good governance.

At the heart of the Italian Renaissance was a longing to recapture the wisdom and virtue of Greece and Rome. But how could this be done? A new school of social reformers concluded that the best...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674274709
• ISBN13: 9780674274709
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"