On Thursday, March 9th Dr. Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo shared part of her work on Machiavelli with Political Science faculty and graduate students at an Inklings gathering. Entitled “Don’t Devour the Republic: The Role of ‘Humility’ in Machiavelli’s Founder,” the talk explored ideas of humility, civic republicanism and tyranny in Machiavelli’s thought. Her presentation, was followed by a stimulating exchange of ideas and views among our faculty and graduate students.
The department’s “Inklings” gatherings take their name from a small group of intellectuals who met weekly at Oxford University in the early and middle decades of the 20th century to read aloud and discuss their works in progress.
