#321 - Dr Alexander Lee - The Story Behind Machiavelli's Philosophy

<p>Alexander Lee is a renaissance historian at the University of Warwick and an author.</p> <p>Niccolo Machiavelli is one of the most famous political philosophers of all time. His work is often considered ruthless, brutal and manipulative, but who was the man behind the words?</p> <p>Alexander has just written one of the most insightful and comprehensive biographies of Machiavelli ever, so let's return to 15th century Florence and find out what Niccolo was really like, how he continually failed in his own political career, why he threw up on an old woman after having sex with her, the truth underpinning his views on human nature and much more...</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at <a href= "http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount on all pillows at <a href= "https://thehybridpillow.com"><span class= "s1">https://thehybridpillow.com</span></a> (use code: MW20)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Machiavelli: His Life and Times - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3eFlH6f">https://amzn.to/3eFlH6f</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity →</a> <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/</a></p> <p>To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">-</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Get in touch. </strong>Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">MW YouTube Channel</a> or message me...</p> <p class="p1">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.ins