Niccolò Machiavelli
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- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Government and Politics, Education, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Machiavelli initiated a pragmatic mode of political discourse that is entirely independent of ethical considerations derived from classical philosophy and Christian theology.
Early Life
The year 1469 has a dual significance in the historical annals of Florence, since it marks both the date of Lorenzo de’ Medici’s ascension to power and that of Niccolò Machiavelli’s birth. The boy was reared in a household consisting of his parents, Bernardo and Bartolomea, along with two older sisters and a younger brother. Bernardo, a tax lawyer...
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