Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman, Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates. The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself, extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best way of life for human beings. Making full use of political philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are comprehensive, the best government is a limited one.

Mary Ann McGrail, who practices law in Washington, DC, is author of Tyranny in Shakespeare and editor of ShakespeareOs Plutarch. Sharon Krause is associate professor of political science at Brown University and author of Liberalism with Honor and Civil Passions: Moral Sentiment and Democratic Deliberation

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2
Chapter I. Reflections on the Soul
Chapter 3
Chapter 1. What is a Gentleman? An Introduction to Xenophon
Chapter 4
Chapter 2. Xenophon on Gentlemanliness and Friendship
Chapter 5
Chapter 3. On the Nature of Friendship in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Chapter 6
Chapter 4. Aristotle and Liberalism
Chapter 7
Chapter 5. Against Power and Glory: Montaigne's Critique of Machiavellian Acquisition
Chapter 8
Chapter 6. The Education of the Sentiments in Montesquieu's The Temple of Gnidus
Chapter 9
Chapter II. Conversations with Machiavelli
Chapter 10
Chapter 7. How Machiavellian is Cicero?
Chapter 11
Chapter 8. Being Altogether Bad, Becoming Altogether Good
Chapter 12
Chapter 9. Hobbes' Clockwork: The State of Nature& Machiavelli's Return to the Beginnings of Cities
Chapter 13
Chapter 10. Machiavelli, Hobbes, Clausewitz, and Foucault: Four Variations on the Zero-Sum Theme
Chapter 14
Chapter 11. Montesquieu's Political Science: A Cure for Machiavellianism
Chapter 15
Chapter 12. New Models and Orders: Hume's Cromwell as Modern Prince
Chapter 16
Chapter III. Modern Politics and the Practice(s) of Freedom
Chapter 17
Chapter 13. The Source of Hamlet
Chapter 18
Chapter 14. Frenzy, Gloom, and the Spirit of Liberty in Hume
Chapter 19
Chapter 15. Strauss's Burke Reconsidered
Chapter 20
Chapter 16. Metrosexual Manliness: Tocqueville's New Science of Energy
Chapter 21
Chapter 17. Seeing Not Differently, but further, Than the Parties
Chapter 22
Chapter 18. Respectable Partisanship
Chapter 23
Chapter IV. Harvey Mansfield as Teacher and Scholar
Chapter 24
Chapter 19. Harvey Mansfield: An Appreciation
Chapter 25 Publications by Harvey Mansfield
Chapter 26 Courses Taught by Harvey Mansfield
Chapter 27 A Brief Biography of Henry Mansfield