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He says that a very attractive type of individualist communitarianism existed in Italy in the 13th century until the tyrants took over the city states. Machiavelli reflected the tyrannical period. On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 04:08:46PM -0700, David B. Shemano wrote: > Jim Devine writes: > > >> On the other hand, Western-style possessive individualism (a.k.a. > >> anti-social personality disorder) does seem to have arisen with > >> capitalism, somewhere between 1600 and 1700. (The first well-known > >> book with this sort of ideology is Hobbes' LEVIATHAN, published in > >> 1660.) Possessive individualism suggests a different kind of > >> "political freedom" than democracy does. > > Do you really believe that "Western-style possessive individualism" did not > exist before 1600? Or do you mean that there was no ideological defense of > the behavior before Hobbes, which is a different point? > > David Shemano -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
