Machiavellian Ontology

Political Conflict and Philosophy

Francesco Marchesi, Dave Mesing

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Edinburgh University Press
07 January 2025

Social & political philosophy

Series: Incitements

The twentieth century was the century of the deconstruction of all absolutes: of liberation understood as a critique of every meaningful structure. In this sense, conflict was understood as an instrument of the rupture of every form, institution and community. Niccol Machiavelli is the first in our tradition to think about the productivity of political conflict

its capacity, on the model of ancient Rome, to construct new orders, institutions and forms of life. Francesco Marchesi offers an original reading of Machiavellian thought as well as a critique of some of the most influential contemporary theories of conflict including Foucault, Schmitt, Arendt, Lacan and Althusser. In doing so, he proposes an innovative, conflictual political ontology that, with Machiavelli, is capable of conceiving the affirmative, and not only deconstructive, power of conflict.

By: Francesco Marchesi
Translated by: Dave Mesing
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 135mm,
ISBN: 9781399520454
ISBN 10: 1399520458
Series: Incitements
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 07 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dave Mesing is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University

Reviews for Machiavellian Ontology: Political Conflict and Philosophy

At the crossroads between classical philosophy and the contemporary condition, Francesco Marchesi designs a new ontology in the name of Machiavelli. Critically covering the most recent philosophical-political debate, it proposes a highly innovative theoretical turn, capable of articulating order and conflict, institution and movement, power and life. His book constitutes an important philosophical and political contribution.--Roberto Esposito, Scuola Normale Superiore