Raymond Angelo Belliotti is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He is the author of several books, including Jesus or Nietzsche: How Should We Live Our Lives? and Jesus the Radical: The Parables and Modern Morality.

"…a valuable contribution to contemporary Machiavelli scholarship." — CHOICE"Belliotti identifies an important cluster of philosophical problems, including the extent to which statesman should bend the moral rules for the collective good and what implications such decisions might have for the statesman. Moreover, using Machiavelli to tie together this discussion both illustrates the timeless quality of the problem and provides a fresh way of thinking about the problem. The book nicely demonstrates the ways that contemporary philosophers can benefit from knowing more about history and also how historians can make use of contemporary discussions." — John Draeger, State University of New York College at Buffalo

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Value of Patriotism2. Religion and Morality3. The Problem of Dirty Hands4. The Soul of the StatesmanAppendix A: Texts and Their AbbreviationsAppendix B: Machiavelli’s Life and TimesAppendix C: Case Studies—Heroes and VillainsNotesBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex

Raymond Angelo Belliotti is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He is the author of several books, including Jesus or Nietzsche: How Should We Live Our Lives? and Jesus the Radical: The Parables and Modern Morality.

"…a valuable contribution to contemporary Machiavelli scholarship." — CHOICE"Belliotti identifies an important cluster of philosophical problems, including the extent to which statesman should bend the moral rules for the collective good and what implications such decisions might have for the statesman. Moreover, using Machiavelli to tie together this discussion both illustrates the timeless quality of the problem and provides a fresh way of thinking about the problem. The book nicely demonstrates the ways that contemporary philosophers can benefit from knowing more about history and also how historians can make use of contemporary discussions." — John Draeger, State University of New York College at Buffalo

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Value of Patriotism2. Religion and Morality3. The Problem of Dirty Hands4. The Soul of the StatesmanAppendix A: Texts and Their AbbreviationsAppendix B: Machiavelli’s Life and TimesAppendix C: Case Studies—Heroes and VillainsNotesBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex

Raymond Angelo Belliotti is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He is the author of several books, including Jesus or Nietzsche: How Should We Live Our Lives? and Jesus the Radical: The Parables and Modern Morality.

"…a valuable contribution to contemporary Machiavelli scholarship." — CHOICE"Belliotti identifies an important cluster of philosophical problems, including the extent to which statesman should bend the moral rules for the collective good and what implications such decisions might have for the statesman. Moreover, using Machiavelli to tie together this discussion both illustrates the timeless quality of the problem and provides a fresh way of thinking about the problem. The book nicely demonstrates the ways that contemporary philosophers can benefit from knowing more about history and also how historians can make use of contemporary discussions." — John Draeger, State University of New York College at Buffalo

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Value of Patriotism2. Religion and Morality3. The Problem of Dirty Hands4. The Soul of the StatesmanAppendix A: Texts and Their AbbreviationsAppendix B: Machiavelli’s Life and TimesAppendix C: Case Studies—Heroes and VillainsNotesBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex