Niccolo Machiavelli: Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) was an Italian politician, diplomat, philosopher, historian, and writer who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince (Il Principe), written around 1513. See also Power, Governance, Politics, Society, State._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |