Project Gutenberg 2004-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 170 Joly, Maurice 1831 1878 Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu ou la politique de Machiavel au XIXe Siècle par un contemporain Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue_aux_enfers_entre_Machiavel_et_Montesquieu Produced by Carlo Traverso, Eric Bailey and Distributed Proofreaders Europe, http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu" by Maurice Joly is a political fiction crafted during the mid-19th century. The work explores a theoretical dialogue between the political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli and the Enlightenment thinker Montesquieu, set in a surreal afterlife. The central theme involves an examination of political power, morality, and the relationship between tyranny and freedom as discussed by the two iconic figures. The opening of the book introduces the encounter between Machiavelli and Montesquieu's spirits on a desolate shore, where they engage in a profound conversation about the nature of governance and political philosophy. Machiavelli expresses his views on human nature, arguing that the urge for power often leads to tyranny, and defends his controversial ideas from the "Prince." Montesquieu challenges Machiavelli's assertions, emphasizing the role of morality and law in maintaining a just society. Their dialogue touches on historical examples and contemporary ideas about political systems, culminating in a debate over the essential qualities needed for effective governance, and sets the stage for a rich exploration of these pressing themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Political ethics France -- Politics and government -- 1852-1870 JC Text FR Politique Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 625620 2025-07-06T04:16:02.013328 text/html 491690 2024-10-28T20:09:21 text/html 261517 2025-07-06T04:16:13.248246 application/epub+zip 276641 2025-07-06T04:16:05.996304 application/epub+zip 255463 2025-07-06T04:16:04.432324 application/epub+zip 578510 2025-07-06T04:16:18.027219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479896 2025-07-06T04:16:12.127272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326646 2022-09-07T00:42:37.100175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421625 2023-10-06T08:09:07.293018 text/plain 401636 2024-10-28T20:09:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17663 2025-07-06T04:16:18.168219 application/rdf+xml 16452 2025-07-06T04:16:04.993283 image/jpeg 3598 2025-07-06T04:16:04.719292 image/jpeg 252303 2025-07-06T04:16:02.050302 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia