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Volume 8,Issue 8
12 June 2024
On the Moral Considerations of Machiavelli’s “De-Moralization” of Politics
Xiaorong Wang
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Foreign Language College, National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing 210039, Jiangsu Province, China,
ssr 2024 , 6(5), 91–96;
https://doi.org/10.26689/ssr.v6i5.6892
Abstract
Machiavelli was an influential political thinker during the Western European Renaissance period, and his work “The Prince” has been a subject of controversy for proposing the “de-moralization” of politics. However, an in-depth study of his writings reveals a profound moral consideration for people, the populace, and the state, which aids in a more comprehensive understanding of Machiavelli’s true thoughts.
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