What is Machiavelli’s View of Political Power? Is the Prince an Immoral Text?
Indeed, the Prince is a seminal treatise on governance and the concept of the nation state. In the treatise, Machiavelli provides an illuminating conception of the state and governance. In his composed and combative approach, Machiavelli offers a viewpoint that essentially departs in a radical manner from what at that time was the typical conception in the mindset of the societies in question. The brief of this paper shall be to briefly examine Machiavelli’s view of political power and by extension assess whether the Prince is an immoral text. While the former task requires a discussion, the latter ...