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Niccolo Machiavelli's Political Theory

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This individual work covers about Niccolo Machiavelli and his political theory.
Because he is the theorist that inspired me and Machiavelli was the first theorist to decisively divorce politics from ethics, and hence to give a certain autonomy to the study of politics. Also he entered the history of political thought as the creator of a new science of politics. So I decided to start my first individual work with this topic.
II.1) Who was Niccolo Machiavelli? Niccolo Machiavelli was born May 3, 1469 in the village of San Casciano, near Florence, in the family of lawyer. He studied Latin and Italian classical works. Young Machiavelli interested in politics. The monk at the head of the embassy to the French king, Savonarola helped top Machiavelli …show more content…

Machiavelli tries to uncover patterns of social and political phenomena, to find out the reasons for changing one form of another state, to determine the best of them, consider the problem of the relation of power of the ruler and the people, etc. Analysis and resolution of these issues, based on the needs of the time, provided the value of the teaching thinker practical science of politics, governance. Introduction of the term, that is, the "state" in political science of modern times is attributed to Machiavelli. Scientists believe that the state was not created by God and the people, based on the needs of the common good. At first, people lived separately, but later joined together to better defend themselves. They choose from among themselves strong and courageous leader and began to obey him. The purpose of the state is to ensure that each free use of property and security. To do this, pass laws and impose penalties. But once power became hereditary chiefs descendants increasingly deviated from justice and have moved to the oppression of the people. Absolute power, says a thinker rapidly corrupting both rulers and

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