Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niccolò Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine Renaissance man, statesman, and writer. He was a diplomat and government official in the Medici period of the Florentine Republic.[2][3] Machiavelli is best known for writing about political philosophy. He also wrote poetry, plays, carnival songs, history books, military science books, and some of the best-known personal letters in the Italian language. His best known book is The Prince from 1513. It was not published until 1532, which was five years after he died.
Niccolò Machiavelli | |
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Born | (1469-05-03)May 3, 1469 Florence, Republic of Florence |
Died | June 21, 1527(1527-06-21) (aged 58) Florence, Republic of Florence |
Period | Italian Renaissance |
Genres | Non-fiction, novellas, plays, poetry |
Subjects | Classics, history, military science, philosophy, politics, royalty, virtue |
Spouse | Marietta Corsini (m. 1502) |
Known for | Realism theory |
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Many people use the word Machiavellian to mean "evil" because his ideas have been viewed by some as wicked.[4][5] Many historians today still have debates on what he really thought. Nevertheless, Machiavelli is remembered for being an important realism theorist. But realism theory was actually already a big trend in Florence at the time.[6] Machiavelli's ideas are focused mostly on a unique understanding of virtue, statesmanship, and fortune (Latin: Fortuna).[2]