Theory of machiavelli

Friend today we will read the theory of machiavelli.

Machiavelli, (Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli) (1469 - 1527) was born in
Italy in 1469. He was a diplomat97, political philosopher, musician, poet and
playwright. He is known as the child of Renaissance98. He
was very much influenced by the intellectual traditions99 of his
age. Since he was a high ranking government official, he had
first-hand knowledge of state matters. Machiavelli was born in
a very difficult period in Italian history. All the Italian City
States were under attack from foreign powers like France,
Spain and Holy Roman Empire. Even the Pope of Italy had his own army.
Renaissance is a special period in European History. In this period, people
understood that it is possible to think freely. They realized that it is possible to
think without the help of Church. They also realized that it is possible to think
beyond100 church teachings. People believed that Nature must be viewed from
the point of view of Reason. They started thinking that Nature should not be
viewed from the point of view of Religion. Nature is not a matter of faith. It is a
matter of Reason. Man must be able to think with the brain which God had given
him. So it was a time of Freedom of Thought. Free thinking was supported in all
matters of human life. It became possible to think free in all matters of life. So it
became possible to think in the matters of Politics also. That means, it became
possible to think about political matters without the help of religion. Thus,
Political thinking became Secular101. Machiavelli became a champion of free
thinking in Political Thought.

Actually, Machiavelli lived in the end of medieval age and the beginning of
Modern Age. With him, middle Ages came to an end and political philosophy
entered a new phase. His thinking was modern. In the middle Ages, people
thought mainly about Spirit, Salvation and God. The centre of human thought
was God and the Church. But in the Renaissance period, Man became the centre of human thought. People began to think about what is good for Man; and not
what is good for God. They began to concentrate on this world and not heaven
and salvation. People wanted to improve their life. They wanted to enrich their
personality. They wanted to enjoy the beauty of nature and this world. They
stopped dreaming about the beauty of heaven.
So friend this is all the theory of machiavelli.