On the Impersonality of the Modern State: A Comment on Machiavelli's Use ofStato
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Political Science Review
- Vol. 77 (4) , 849-857
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1957561
Abstract
The modern state, by contrast to the Aristotelian regime, is essentially impersonal. For Machiavelli, stato is extremely personal; yet, it is argued, Machiavelli laid the foundation for the modern state in his general and impartial advice to acquire stato. The argument proceeds by an analysis of Machiavelli's use ofstato,after a brief consideration of its medieval counterparts.Keywords
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