Machiavelli is trending in the internet after an exchange between Bongbong Marcos and Prof. Clarita Carlos. While many are wondering what being "Machiavellian" is about, we provide a close discussion on the core of Machiavelli's thought, how he is commonly misunderstood and what Filipinos should learn from him and his works. Simply put, this episodes explores the essentials of Machiavelli's thought.
0:00 Music
0:15 Intro
0:40 Commotion on Machiavelli
6:50 How we started with Machiavelli
10:00 Dictionary meaning of Machiavelian
11:55 Who is Machiavelli?
14:05 Machiavelli and Florence
15:40 Machiavelli, The Prince, and The Discources
23:10 Machiavelli and Citizenship
26:35 Virtu and Fortuna
31:00 What does it mean to be Machiavllian?
40:32 Is Bongbong Machiavellian?
42:20 Examples of Filipino Machiavellians
49:50 Limitations of Machiavellianism
52:20 What can Filipinos learn from Machiaveli?
59:20 Recommendations
You may find Borj's translation of The Prince here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355546439_Ang_Prinsipe_ni_Nicolas_Machiavelli_Manuscript_Version_Published_2014_-_DLSU_Publishing_House
https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/publishing-house/book-publications/nicolas-machiavelli-ang-prinsipe/
You may also sign a pre-order petition for your own printed copy here: https://forms.gle/sZCVjsQHsHKB159M6
Recommendations:
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli BBC Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsMs-DuGy1o
Fortune is a Woman by Hannah Pitkin
http://moodle.stoa.usp.br/file.php/867/pitkin_-_fortune_is_a_woman-_gender_and_politics_in_machiavelli.pdf?forcedownload=1
Thoughts on Machiavelli by Leo Strauss
https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/122355/mod_resource/content/1/Leo%20Strauss%20Thoughts%20on%20Machiavelli%20%201958.pdf
Machiavelli and Us by Louis Althusser
https://www.amazon.com/Machiavelli-Radical-Thinkers-Louis-Althusser/dp/1844676757
