by Maurice Joly · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476690420
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«Diálogo en el infierno entre Maquiavelo y Montesquieu» is the philosophical essay by Maurice Joly, in paperback, in Spanish.
In this work, Maurice Joly constructs a fictional dialogue in hell between Machiavelli and Montesquieu. The opposing positions of the two characters serve to contrast the authoritarian exercise of power with the defence of individual liberty, in a political critique that upholds democratic values against despotism.
This work by Maurice Joly was originally published in 1864; the translation from the French is by Matilde Horne and the foreword by Fernando Savater. It consists of 260 pages.
Recommended for readers of political philosophy and the history of ideas, especially those who follow the debate between democracy and authoritarianism.
Maurice Joly was a French political writer and lawyer known for The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, a political satire of Napoleon III.
