Niccolo Machiavelli & The Prince. Machiavelli’s Life (1469-1527) Early life (1469-1494)  Old Florentine family  Humanist education Rise in Florentine.

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Niccolo Machiavelli & The Prince

Machiavelli’s Life ( ) Early life ( )  Old Florentine family  Humanist education Rise in Florentine politics ( )  Helped depose Savonarola (1498)  Secretary of gov’t. agency on warfare & foreign affairs ( )  Assistant to head of Florentine Rep., Piero Soderini ( )  Medici depose Soderini & Machiavelli accused of involvement with plot to overthrow Medici (1512)

Machiavelli’s Life continued… Banishment/absence from politics ( )  Discourses – on republics  The Prince – on principalities Return to politics/final years ( )  Official historian of Florence + minor gov’t. jobs  Ousted again – this time for ties to Medici  dies from illness

The Prince principality vs. republic practical guide vs. idealism (More’s Utopia) purpose: how a prince is to gain & maintain power Lorenzo di Piero de Medici ( ) - Duke of Urbino - Leader of Florence ( )

Themes in The Prince 1. human nature 2. the art of war 3. the ends justify the means / abandonment of Christian morality (amoral politics) 4. goodwill vs. hatred 5. traits of a prince: virtues vs. vices 6. virtú (personal prowess) vs. fortune (chance) – what role does each play in how a prince comes to power (free will?)