Browsing by Author "Radasanu, Andrea, 1973-"
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Machiavelli and manhood : a study of effeminacy in the "Discourses on Livy" and "Mandragola"
Morren, Alyssa (Northern Illinois University, 2016)This thesis explores the linkages between effeminacy and women in Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy and Mandragola. In the Discourses, Machiavelli creates a masculine ideal without sufficiently articulating the prerequisites ... -
Poeisis as political educator : Aristotle and the purpose of poeisis
Clouse, Stephen Eugene (Northern Illinois University, 2014)This inquiry into Aristotle's thought focuses on the relationship between the poetic arts and moral education. Specifically, it looks at whether poetry can be used as a means for teaching moral virtue. Aristotle is clear ...