No self-respecting historian wouldn’t know machiavelli is being serious but is unhappy about what he is saying.
If you want a deeper understanding of his beliefs and ideals, read the discourses on livy.
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The consensus is that he was warning on the topic and that the Prince was not a call for the rulers of the Renaissence to be the best version of themselves but moreso to tell the people how to be governed from dignity.
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More like just warning.Â
No self-respecting historian wouldn’t know machiavelli is being serious but is unhappy about what he is saying.
If you want a deeper understanding of his beliefs and ideals, read the discourses on livy.
The consensus is that he was warning on the topic and that the Prince was not a call for the rulers of the Renaissence to be the best version of themselves but moreso to tell the people how to be governed from dignity.
Prescriptive vs Descriptive writing
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