Method of machiavelli

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Method of Machiavelli: Machiavelli was a follower of Aristotle. Machiavelli
started at the point in which Aristotle stopped. He freely used the various
concepts of Aristotle. Machiavelli followed Reason. His method was based on
scientific observation105. He tried to learn from history and the past. It is called
Historical Method. He studied contemporary106 politics. On the basis of it, he
formed theories. He proved his theories on the basis of history. He based his
thinking on truth and reality. It is called Realism. It is not based on philosophy.
He was more interested in the actual working of the government. He was
interested in the protection and preservation of the state. He was not worried
about the excellence107 of the Constitution. He believed that there is no point in
having an excellent Constitution, if it does not protect the State. He also viewed
state affairs from the standpoint of the ruler. The ruled people were only
secondary to Machiavelli. Above all, he said that there is only one sword108 to rule
the nation. That is the sword of Secularism. He did not allow religion in politics.
He did not want religion to rule the state.

Machiavelli and his times: Machiavelli lived during a period when much
chaos and confusion prevailed in Italy. The country was in fragments. There were
constant conflict between the Pope and the Emperor. Pope was more a dis unifying factor rather than a unifying factor. There was no central authority to
command the rule of the state. At the same time, feudalism was on a down-hill
trend due to advancement in economic production. It was the period of
Renaissance. In almost all fields of human thinking, there were freedom of
speech and expression. Reason was taking charge of faith. Reason and faith got
separated from each other. Men wanted to separate his temporal life from that of
spiritual life. Materialism was another characteristic of his times. Renaissance
replaced spiritualism with materialism. Individual became the centre of human
thought.

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