Niccolò MachiavelliPolitical Philosopher

Niccolò Machiavelli is known to be one of the best-known political philosophers of the Renaissacnce period. Machiavelli is also known for being a historian, writer, statesman, and diplomat. His most recognized work, The Prince, was writtten in 1513 and published in 1532. The book is a guide for obtaining and maintaining political power which emphasized using any tactics to force people to obey and overcome enemies. He also wrote other political works such as History of Florence and Discourses Upon the First Ten Books of Livy. These works did not focus on such drastic measures of rule as in The Prince. “Although he shared with other humanists a profound pessimism about human nature, Machiavelli nevertheless argued that the social benefits of stability and security can be achieved even in the face of moral corruption.“ Machiavelli focussed on the way things are, illustrating his own intensely practical convictions with frequent examples from the historical record.
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