Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)

[Philosophy Now]

Graeme Garrard on one of the few writers whose name has become an adjective.

http://philosophynow.org/issues/97/Nicc ... _1469-1527

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Looking at Machiavelli's presence on the cover of PN I started thinking about philosophy's influence, thinking the area it has had most influential is in human governance. Machiavelli was at the cutting edge of that growing influence, which is still very much in evidence today.