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Machiavelli's view of human nature. Speaks of "The prince"
Title: Machiavelli's view of human nature. Speaks of "The prince"
Category: Literature / European Literature
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Machiavelli's view of human nature. Speaks of "The prince"
In The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli presents a view of governing a state that is drastically different from that of humanists of his time. Machiavelli believes the ruling Prince should be the sole authority determining every aspect of the state and put in effect a policy which would serve his best interests. These interests were gaining, maintaining, and expanding his political power.1 His understanding of human nature was a complete contradiction of what humanists believed and …showed first 75 words of 1106 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1106 total…felt that an individual could greatly contribute to the well being of the society. Machiavelli, however felt that people generally tended to work for their own best interests and gave little obligation to the well being of the state. Although Machiavelli doubted that this form of government could ever be established it did appear several years after he wrote The Prince. Machiavelli has become to be regarded as 'the founder of modern day, secular politics.'19
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