Machiavelli: The Father Of Modern Political Theory

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469. He was born in the city of Florence, Italy. He was a philosopher, statesman, political theorist and is often referred to as the “father of modern political theory”. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli born into a rich and powerful family which that can influence.(www.egs.edu). Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli’s parents which are Bernardo and Bartolommea, in other words Bernardo is father of Machiavelli and Bartolommea is mother of Machiavelli. Machiavelli’s parents had another 3 of the children which is had two daughters and one son. Machiavelli’s father (Bernardo) was a lawyer and had a small property-owner with a less amount of salary that had included Greek and Roman philosophers and Italian history book. Hence, he takes his membership in the lawyers' association. Bernardo most…show more content…
He purposely made a claim provocative. The Prince is very practical for raw of political power over a Renaissance. Machiavelli believed that this is mainly a character or vitality or individual leadership skills to determine whether can success of any country .The book (The Prince) ; Machiavelli said that “my intention being to write some of use to those who understand ,it appears to me more proper to go to the real truth of the matter than to its imagination ; and many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality ;for how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live , that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done will rather learn to bring about his own ruin than his preservation”. (The Prince, 1513).This book surveys variety of means to developed and maintained the country. The Prince also possibility just reference to enrich the glory when to serve the public interest to evaluate each person. It focus in anyway practice with successful, even at the expense of traditional moral
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