Essays on Machiavelli

Politics is not always open, democratic and fair, world leaders often have their own agendas and are sometimes not honest about their means and methods, but is this really the right way for politics should be done? Some could argue that politics is not ruthless...

In his teachings, Machiavelli argues that the absolute goal of politics is to achieve the well-being of society by ensuring political stability. To achieve this goal, it is acceptable to deviate from moral principles and use any methods necessary. To put it simply, ‘The Prince’...

When Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince, his objective was to teach kings how to correctly rule a Princedom and how to keep it within their grasp. He did this by scrutinizing the actions of different types of leaders that lead to either their rise or...

Political thinkers such as Aristotle and Plato have been forcing ideas of human justice down leaders’ throats. That being said, Aristotle’s vision of politics focuses on the presence of a necessary state (Aristotle). The idea was developing, and commanding states close to a utopian reality,...

In the book, The Prince, the phrase ‘the ends justify the means’, was famously written by Niccolò Machiavelli in 1532 that illustrates how to acquire and maintain political power. Interpreting the lesson would be that “rulers must not be guided by conventional ideas of virtue...

The Renaissance fostered great people, art, and ideas, to say the least. A movement that arose within the period was humanism. Humanism emphasizes practice and scientific studies of human nature and relays the idea of man as the measure of all things. Humanism focuses on...

Machiavelli presents a legitimate outline of the qualities of political leadership in The Prince. Machiavelli sees state maintenance as the most crucial goal of leadership alongside preserving power; most importantly by way of successful Warcraft with a leader achieving this mainly through displaying qualities of...