"Dante's Deadly Sins" is a unique study of the moral philosophy behind Dante's master work that considers the "Commedia" as he intended, namely, as a practical guide to moral betterment. Focusing on "Inferno" and "Purgatorio," Belliotti examines the puzzles and paradoxes of Dante's moral assumptions[...]
Machiavelli is usually understood as a thinker who separated morality from politics or who championed Roman, pagan morality over conventional, Christian morality. Belliotti argues, instead, that Machiavelli's innovation is his understanding of the perhaps irresolvable moral conflicts that exist with[...]
Jesus the Radical: The Parables and Modern Morality connects the lessons of six parables of the New Testament with philosophical issues structured around contemporary morality and the art of leading a good human life. In this manner, Raymond Angelo Belliotti highlights just how radical was the histo[...]