Taming the Prince

Harvey C. Mansfield analyzes the development of executive power, including its concept, purpose, and philosophical influence.

Striving to bring clarity to the purpose and need for modern executive power, Taming the Prince discusses the philosophical influences of executive power and considers the role of the executive in business and politics.

“A sparkling, incisive historical and philosophical study of executive power. The right place to begin.” – Aaron Wildavsky, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley

Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., is Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government at Harvard University.

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. xv
Preface	p. xix
Introduction: The Ambivalence of Executive Power	p. 1
The Prehistory of Executive Power
Aristotle: The Executive as Kingship	p. 23
Aristotle: The Absent Executive in the Mixed Regime	p. 45
Proto-Executives	p. 73
The Theologico-Political Executive	p. 91
The Discovery of Executive Power
Machiavelli and the Modern Executive	p. 121
Hobbes and the Political Science of Power	p. 151
The Constitutional Executive
Constitutionalizing the Executive	p. 181
Moderating the Executive	p. 213
Republicanizing the Executive	p. 247
Conclusion: The Form and the End	p. 279
Notes	p. 299
Bibliography of Secondary Works	p. 337
Index	p. 347
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials