Join us for a reading group of Professor James Hankins’ new book on political thought in the Renaissance and its application in today’s hyper-partisan political climate.

Schedule

• Friday, February 21: Chapter 1, A Civilization in Crisis; Chapter 2, Virtue Politics

• Friday, March 6: Chapter 3, What Was a Republic in the Renaissance?

• Friday, March 20: Chapter 5, The Triumph of Virtue: Petrarch’s Political Thought; Chapter 6, Should a Good Man Participate in a Corrupt Government? Petrarch on the Solitary Life

• Friday, April 3: Chapter 8, Leonardo Bruni and the Virtuous Hegemon; Chapter 10, A Mirror for Statesmen: Leonardo Bruni’s History of the Florentine People (Ch. 9 optional)

• Friday, April 17: Chapter 18, Machiavelli, Reviving the Military Republic; Chapter 19, Machiavelli: From Virtue to Virtù

• Friday, May 1: Chapter 20, Two Cures for Hyperpartisanship: Bruni versus Machiavelli; Chapter 21, Conclusion: Ex Oriente Lux