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The Art of the Possible
Many believe that "politics" is "the art of the possible". I think so too. Here, however, the English author says that it is "the art of the near-impossible" as it is the process by which groups, communities, nations, citizens of a state try to decide what to do, how things they should be done, how the commons should be distributed, how the relations between authority and power should be balanced, who should have power, how it should be managed, for how long and to what extent.
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The "things of life"
At this point I remembered that I am an Italian. I found myself in a quagmire. I ran to re-read what I wrote on Machiavelli's smile. I realized that I am, as a man, citizen, voting for elections, under constant attack, under the fire of all those ideas that I have just mentioned. At a cer...
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Machiavelli missing
The author clarifies his ideas in the course of the book. He declares himself philosophically a convinced atheist. In the chapter of "Politics", I must say that he was honest and concise even if he commits a serious omission: in his essay about himself, and throughout the book, he does no...
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The Power of Ideas
This text celebrates the power of ideas: thought can and does change the world. And, in turn, ideas evolve. This is Grayling's personal and heartfelt guide to the ideas, past, and present, that shape our world. It covers religion, philosophy, scientific theory, and political movements.
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Compromise
Due to the fact that there are different ideas, besides interests and opinions in each group, politics is the art of compromise, in order to control who has to make decisions and follow up on them, ensuring continuity and authority. All this applies to both a democracy and a dict...
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Ideas are "Gears"
The author writes that ideas are the "gears" that drive that "juggernaut" that is history. Understanding them means being able to get on it, rather than being crushed by it, under its wheels. A book that celebrates the power of ideas that can change the world. Ideas that change, evolve, decay, an...
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Politics is the Word
Given the trend that politics has taken in this precise historical moment, I wanted to study something on the meaning that this word has had over time. Nothing special, to be honest. I have not attended seminars that are held around, participated in conventions of foundations, enrolled in party s...
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A Mess of Ideas
After Plato, Confucius, Aristotle, he speaks succinctly of Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau. They could not miss John Stuart Mill and Carlo Marx. As we approach the end of the book, we realize that the starting word, indeed the idea from which the aut...
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