Machiavelli in Northeast Asia

This book explores the receptions of Machiavelli in Europe and Northeast Asia, comparing the missing elements in the reception of his ideas in Northeast Asia and examining the imperative issues that haven't been construed appropriately. It also examines the different conjunctions of his political realism with diverse traditional and contemporary political thinking in Northeast Asia, attracting scholars in political philosophy, history, political theory, comparative philosophy, and area studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 19 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Analyzing the multifaceted receptions of Machiavelli from early modernity to the present history of Northeast Asia, this book explores a better East-West dialogue through which Machiavellis political philosophy can be properly appropriated in Northeast Asian practices.

First, comparing the receptions of Machiavelli in Europe with the early introduction of his texts in Northeast Asia, it investigates what has been missing from the reception of his ideas in Northeast Asia. Second, examining the imperative issues which have not been construed appropriately even in recent reinterpretations of Machiavellis political philosophy in Northeast Asia, it searches for a direction of East-West dialogue through which Machiavellis political philosophy is not inordinately contextualized within the sociopolitical demands of Northeast Asian societies in accordance with time and place. Third, given the continuing interest in Machiavellis political realism, it examines the different conjunctions of his political realism with diverse traditional and contemporary political thinking in Northeast Asia.

This book will be attractive to scholars in political philosophy, history, political theory, comparative philosophy, and area studies focused on East Asia, as well as scholars working in the field of comparative literature.

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032256917