Ingratiation from the Renaissance to the Present

The Art and Ethics of Gaining Favor

Nonfiction, History, Renaissance, Medieval, European General
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Author: Jeff Diamond ISBN: 9781498548908
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: June 21, 2017
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Jeff Diamond
ISBN: 9781498548908
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: June 21, 2017
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

Ingratiation from the Renaissance to the Present explores a common ethical problem for intellectuals of the Renaissance: How does one win the favor and patronage of the wealthy and powerful and yet maintain one’s dignity, independence, or principles? This study examines this and similar ethical dilemmas and how they were reflected in the lives and writings of intellectuals of the period—particularly Niccolò Machiavelli, Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, and Michel de Montaigne. It also places the issues within their larger social and cultural context and provides comparisons to the contemporary world.

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Ingratiation from the Renaissance to the Present explores a common ethical problem for intellectuals of the Renaissance: How does one win the favor and patronage of the wealthy and powerful and yet maintain one’s dignity, independence, or principles? This study examines this and similar ethical dilemmas and how they were reflected in the lives and writings of intellectuals of the period—particularly Niccolò Machiavelli, Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, and Michel de Montaigne. It also places the issues within their larger social and cultural context and provides comparisons to the contemporary world.

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