The Specter of Machiavelli: A Critical Review of The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli

This article will review the Persian translation of "The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli" by Filippo Del Lucchese. Fouad Habibi and Amin Karami translated Del Lucchese's book into Persian, and the Ghoghnos Publication provided it to Persian language readers. In this article, in addition to giving a brief introduction about the author, the organization of the book will be drawn for readers. We will also try to examine the content of the work of the Italian professor of the history of political thought about the French secretary in light of the central concepts in his writing. We begin by defining the author's understanding of Machiavelli's naturalism and pursuing the logical implications of this philosophical formulation until their final conclusions are reached. We will show how Del Lucchese's account of Machiavelli's philosophical thought will lead to a new formulation of the concept of modern politics in his thought. A republican revolutionary formulation that, unlike most of the claims about Machiavelli, turns him into a philosopher of conflict and people.