Virtue as Glory or Virtue as Comfort: Machiavelli's Quarrel with Modernity.

The article provides information on a research paper that analyses the differences between Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian philosopher and his modern successors. According to Machiavelli, ancient philosophy in its alliance with Christianity has brought about the death of politics in Italy and the Western countries. It also informs that Machiavelli and his successors have fundamentally different perspectives for the future of political life.