History of Western Political Thought/Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political science. He was for many years a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is renowned in the Italian language. He was secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He wrote his most renowned work The Prince in 1513.

Place of Machiavelli

Florence

The Prince

Cesare Borgia

Political Ethics

Discourses

Reference and further readings

Niccolò Machiavelli at Wikipedia.

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