The art of fear

Niccolo Machiavelli is one of the most important figures in the history of political philosophy and plays a fundamental role in understanding its modern development. This book presents a key to understanding Machiavelli's entire work from the perspective of fear as a fundamental passion and argues that fear occupies a central place in his thought. Thus, the famous Machiavellian theory of humors - which explains the conflictual relationship between the elite and the people - takes on a new meaning from which one can understand the composition of the political body, the distribution of power and the reasons they have for confronting each other. In this way, it is possible to understand the relationships between the prince, the nobles and the people from the perspective of the primacy of fear and the desire for security that dominates each of them. This publication gives the reader a first approach to the enigmatic figure of Machiavelli, who has so often remained hidden beneath the superficiality of the adjective Machiavellian. "This book provides an introduction to Machiavelli's work and, at the same time, offers reflections that each reader can use to understand politics in broad terms."

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