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Niccolò Machiavelli
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Background Information
  • Born May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy
  • Was a political philosopher and writer
  • Was one of the most important philosophers of the
    Renaissance
  • Father of modern political science
  • Attempted to explain politics realistically
  • Died in June 21, 1527

Niccolò Machiavelli
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Machiavellis Political Life
  • In 1498 Machiavelli was appointed secretary of a
    governing body in the Florentine republic
  • As a governing official, Machiavelli conducted
    diplomatic missions
  • Also organized a militia for the republic
  • When the republic collapsed in 1512, the Medici
    family came to power and Machiavelli was thrown
    from office
  • Machiavelli was arrested, tortured, and
    imprisoned for the Medici thought he was plotting
    against them
  • Was released a year later and he died in 1527

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Machiavellis Philosophies In General
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  • Machiavelli tried to base his works on his
    perception of human nature from history
  • Used his experience as a government official and
    he studied history in order to allow himself to
    view politics in a different way
  • His works explained how he thought the state
    should stay powerful and how a ruler should keep
    control over his people

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Machiavellis View of the State
  • Thought of the state as an organism the ruler
    is the head and the people are the body
  • Said that there is a direct link between the
    condition of the state and the people
  • Thought a healthy state was orderly, in balance,
    and unified with its people happy, strong, and
    secure
  • Stated that an unhealthy state was unbalanced and
    disorderly. This kind of state would require
    strong measures to return it to a healthy state

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Dealing With An Unhealthy State
  • Machiavelli, in his works, emphasized that a
    leader must take drastic measures to return his
    state to a healthy one
  • A leader may have to be cruel, deceptive, and
    forceful in order to preserve the state, if no
    other measures worked
  • These beliefs of Machiavellis lead people to
    thinking that he supported cruelty, deception,
    and the use of force in politics
  • The word Machiavellian now means cunning and
    unscrupulous

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Machiavelli Out of Office
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  • Machiavelli actually resorted to writing down his
    philosophies only when he lost his job due to the
    rise of the Medici family
  • In order to try and please the Medici family and
    gain back his job, Machiavelli wrote The Prince
    and dedicated to the Medici family
  • However, the Medici family disagreed with the
    novel and did not give him his job back

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The Prince
The Prince
  • Was written to explain basically how to be a
    great ruler
  • Says that rulers should only worry about power
    and success
  • Used Cesare Borgia as an example, for he had
    achieved great power through cruelty and
    ruthlessness
  • When the public read the novel, they were
    horrified that any leader could be so horrible
    and who would think that cruelty is a just way to
    deal with situations

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Other Novels By Machiavelli
  • Because The Prince was created to please the
    Medici family, not all of Machiavellis beliefs
    were contained in it
  • Machiavellis philosophy is also expressed in the
    following novels that he also wrote
  • Discourses upon the First Ten Books of Livy
  • The Art of War

The Art of War
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Machiavellis Overall Impact
  • Machiavelli affected the Renaissance in two main
    ways
  • The works he wrote, mainly The Prince, influenced
    future rulers and how they controlled their
    region
  • Machiavellis works also affected the people, for
    they were outraged that someone was telling a
    leader to be cruel and unjust.

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To Sum It All Up
Machiavelli
  • Machiavelli, born during the Renaissance, was one
    of the most influential political philosophers of
    all time
  • His most famous work, The Prince, gave
    Machiavellis opinion on how a leader should rule
    his state
  • His philosophies have lead to new government
    strategies as well as ways to avoid an
    unhealthy state

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Works Cited Page
  • Chew, Robin. "Niccolo Machiavelli Statesman and
    Political Philosopher." 1 Jan 2007. 4 Apr 2007.
    i.html.
  • Geerken, John H. "Machiavelli, Niccolo." World
    Book Online Reference Center. 2007. 4 Apr 2007.
    6260.
  • Kemerling, Garth. "Niccolo Machiavelli."
    Philosophy Pages. 2006. 4 Apr 2007
    .

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