Realism and The Prince

In such a tradition of books written in the second half of the Middle Ages, the Prince was described as a Prince Handbook (ruler). These books are sometimes called "mirrors of virtue", to rule the effective king and to list and describe the good qualities that rulers should possess in order to defend Christianity. The whole book expands on which type of Principal, how to obtain and maintain them, and why they are lost. The first three chapters set the whole book's scope and provide a preview of the main focus of the book.

"Prince" is basically the first work of political realism in Western thought - the first work of Western political philosophy, it does not care about the ideal government (as Plato did in his republic) And I kept the actual actual power. Traditional ethics may not be the first concept of best guidance to success, as it is an impossible task to summarize the effects of Galileo, to explain the impact and impact of this motivation. not. It is rumored that Napoleon wrote many notes for this book; Stalin is said to have kept a copy on his bedside table. Half the villains of Shakespeare (Iago, Richard III, etc) have derived their roles in whole or in part from this article.

Indeed, you may be wondering whether Machiavelli really believes in the reality of the prince. Because the "new" prince is limited by wealth and environmental changes, he is preparing to change his own behavior. If possible, do not deviate from the correct behavior, so that you can walk immoral ways as necessary "(Machiavelli 1988, 62). This flexibility creates the heart of Machiavelli's "practical" advice to rulers trying to maintain that country.