The conflict and the institution: Claude Lefort, reader of Niccolò Machiavelli

  • Eugenia Mattei Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET
Keywords: Lefort, Machiavelli, democracy, republic, conflict

Abstract

The aim of this article is to investigate how Lefort’s interpretation of Machiavelli’s works, during the period 1950-1972, influences his later writings. This will be done through a double objective: Firstly, Lefort gives an account of the relationship that exists between his theory of modern democracy –and the indeterminacy that is consubstantial– and the Machiavellian notion of the Republic; and, onthe other hand, how the importance of personal leadership for Machiavelli to think the political regimes is occluded. This double objective is crossed by the following reading hypothesis: Machiavelli is a fundamental contribution to reflect on the lefortian theory of democracy, both for what Lefort takes from Machiavelli and for what he dismisses.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
View citations

Crossmark

Metrics

Published
2019-07-08
How to Cite
Mattei E. (2019). The conflict and the institution: Claude Lefort, reader of Niccolò Machiavelli. Ingenium. Revista Electrónica de Pensamiento Moderno y Metodología en Historia de las Ideas, 13, 33-53. https://doi.org/10.5209/INGE.64098
Section
Articles