Also, there’s a book by Erica Benner called Machiavelli’s Prince: A New Reading where she argues that Machiavelli’s writing style in The Prince is ironic, and what on the surface seems like suggestions for a prince on how to maintain his power, are actually traps for the unassuming prince. I wonder if Ada Palmer’s experiment can provide evidence for or against that reading of Machiavelli.
Fun read! I would have loved to participate in such a game.
It reminded me of World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements, where the author recounts how he constructed a similarly grand game for his class of 4th graders.
Also, there’s a book by Erica Benner called Machiavelli’s Prince: A New Reading where she argues that Machiavelli’s writing style in The Prince is ironic, and what on the surface seems like suggestions for a prince on how to maintain his power, are actually traps for the unassuming prince. I wonder if Ada Palmer’s experiment can provide evidence for or against that reading of Machiavelli.