Machiavelli
Machiavelli goes against the traditional mindset that a prince derived his power from God. Machiavelli believed that the rulers were given no divine right. He said that a ruler achieved his power through his own efforts and skills. The traditional thinkers believed that the ruler had to abide by Christian morals like the virtues. On the other hand, Machiavelli said that they did not have to abide by these Christian standards. Machiavelli was in contradiction with many other beliefs of medieval philosophers and politicians. Traditional medieval thinkers believed that the Christian standards of morality were the guidance’s to political life. Traditional medieval thinkers believed that God chose the ruler and he had divinity because of that. They believed that an important standard of Christianity was to be merciful. They believed that the ruler was to be merciful because God wanted it that way. God doesn’t want the ruler to be cruel. They believed that in general, religion was to be the ruler’s method of control.
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Approximate Word count = 686
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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