Dwarkesh Podcast
Ada Palmer – Machiavelli is the most misunderstood thinker of all time
June 16, 20262h 8m
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Had Ada Palmer back on – this time to talk about Machiavelli, perhaps the most misunderstood thinker of all time. Machiavelli cut his teeth as a high-level diplomat for Florence, a position from which he got to closely observe the most important rulers in Europe at the time, including the ones who were on the path to destroying his dearly beloved Florence.
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