The Dialectics of Desire and the Conflict on Machiavelli

In Maquiavelli there exists an irreconcilable opposition between the desires of the powerful to rule and the people to avoid oppression. Having as reference the dialects of  desire put forward by Claude Lefort’ readings of Maquiavelli’s Discorsi, the article argues that the dream of  enlightenment a...

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Autor: Menezes, Marilde Loiola de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências Sociais
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/2502
Acceso en línea:http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/revcienso/article/view/2502
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Maquiavel
Lefort
Power
Republic
Poder
República
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Sumario:In Maquiavelli there exists an irreconcilable opposition between the desires of the powerful to rule and the people to avoid oppression. Having as reference the dialects of  desire put forward by Claude Lefort’ readings of Maquiavelli’s Discorsi, the article argues that the dream of  enlightenment about a society without conflict would mean  for Machiavelli the end of freedom and disputes among  social forces in political society