Machiavelli Influence
Machiavelli never thought about how big of an impact and influence, The Prince would be. However, as history tells the work becomes a major part in the Renaissance and becomes one of the most influential works at that time, and becomes the most famous work from Machiavelli, in fact more famous and influential than all of his works put together. During the Renaissance, the reformation came from ideals or theories of political and social issues. Machiavelli played and participated in very involved roles inside the government, from aid of government to officials and also being the leader of a small militia. While reading The Prince, it’s very evident to find that Machiavelli is writing in a tone of telling how to and how not to rule in his eyes,
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When Machiavelli is writing this work, he uses his logic, but at the same time is just instructing on what it takes to make and maintain a strong, central government. Assets such as a strong military, creating and maintain foreign alliances, and different ways to power and which ways have their advantages and disadvantages. In a way of using a strong military, Machiavelli states on how to use authority and if people do not respect or follow it, then force authority upon them by use of the military (Machiavelli 47). When stating this, a person during the time of renaissance can look back on history and see how military is used to spread kingdoms and just gain land for territory. However, Machiavelli is insisting that there might be some resistance to authority, which before that time was very rare, except for the stabbing of Caesar. The adoption of this method, and using it insist that there is no power in authority, yet the only power of authority comes from the power that enforces it (Nederman). That opinion is meaningless and to speak of any negative claim to the throne is frowned upon. With that idea of authority and the way it is portrayed towards the citizens, the people in reality obey out of fear. This conflicts with Machiavelli’s ideal system of authority and the application of that authority. The fear in which that the citizens can result in the losing of their own life or privileges and rights infringed upon them by the government and social structure. From his authority structure, he goes on to say that a ruler must never remain neutral in foreign affairs solely for the purpose that a winner of a conflict will threaten you and loser, hate you (Machiavelli 110). In summary, Machiavelli insists that whenever a war is nearby, that the state must intervene and help at all cost in count of the security of the government and the people that they serve. Through most of
When Machiavelli is writing this work, he uses his logic, but at the same time is just instructing on what it takes to make and maintain a strong, central government. Assets such as a strong military, creating and maintain foreign alliances, and different ways to power and which ways have their advantages and disadvantages. In a way of using a strong military, Machiavelli states on how to use authority and if people do not respect or follow it, then force authority upon them by use of the military (Machiavelli 47). When stating this, a person during the time of renaissance can look back on history and see how military is used to spread kingdoms and just gain land for territory. However, Machiavelli is insisting that there might be some resistance to authority, which before that time was very rare, except for the stabbing of Caesar. The adoption of this method, and using it insist that there is no power in authority, yet the only power of authority comes from the power that enforces it (Nederman). That opinion is meaningless and to speak of any negative claim to the throne is frowned upon. With that idea of authority and the way it is portrayed towards the citizens, the people in reality obey out of fear. This conflicts with Machiavelli’s ideal system of authority and the application of that authority. The fear in which that the citizens can result in the losing of their own life or privileges and rights infringed upon them by the government and social structure. From his authority structure, he goes on to say that a ruler must never remain neutral in foreign affairs solely for the purpose that a winner of a conflict will threaten you and loser, hate you (Machiavelli 110). In summary, Machiavelli insists that whenever a war is nearby, that the state must intervene and help at all cost in count of the security of the government and the people that they serve. Through most of