What “Machiavellian” really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler
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From Shakespeare’s plays to modern TV dramas, the unscrupulous schemer for whom the ends always justify the means has become a familiar character type we love to hate. For centuries, we’ve had a single word to describe such characters: Machiavellian. But is it possible that we’ve been using that word wrong this whole time? Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler investigate the origins of the term.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Pazit Cahlon, Alex Gendler
- Director
- Hector Herrera
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Producer
- Pazit Cahlon
- Composer
- Andrew Scott
