Illustrations
Introduction
ONE
Leonardo and Machiavelli
TWO
On Reading Machiavelli’s Prince
THREE
Machiavelli’s Science of Human Nature
FOUR
Using the Beast: Animal Dominance and Human Leadership
FIVE
Using the Man: The Biological Nature of the State
SIX
Political Leadership, Emotion, and Communication
SEVEN
Machiavelli, Leonardo, and the Emergence of Modernity
Conclusion
Appendix I: Documents from Machiavelli’s Association with Leonardo da Vinci
Appendix II: Machiavelli’s Letters
Appendix III: Why Doesn’t Machiavelli Speak of Leonardo?
Notes
Index