The day has arrived. Today we begin diving into Machiavelli for my book club. We’re first jumping into the iconic, the notorious, and the infamous, The Prince. Then, the no less iconic and impactful but a little less famous amongst the masses, The Discourses.
Some of you are joining me for The Prince, some for The Discourses and some for both. Again, no need to be reading along to engage in the topic of Machiavelli. This is open to all paying members. If you have questions, you can ask in the comments, you can ask in the dedicated chat thread, or you can ask on the livestream videos.
I’m starting The Prince today. As I discussed in the video I sent the other day, I will engage with the introduction, and will do a video on it. Those of you reading The Prince, please do offer your analysis and walkaway from the introduction. An introduction to a work like this sets a tone. Good introductions, and hopefully this one is good, give signposts, questions and ideas to look for, and some under…
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