The Prince is a world famous political treatise written by the renowned Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli who also is considered one of the earliest representatives of the political philosophy. The book presents thorough considerations about the role of the prince in the life of his country and about the ways to keep the authority. The book allows the readers to build an image of an ideal ruler who reflects the most essential features of the character that Machiavelli believed to be necessary for a prince acquire and to maintain the political power. The book suggests to the readers an in-depth analysis of the human nature and builds on their basis the principles according to which a successful prince could rule over his country. The book appeared to be of the immense importance in the history of political thought. It was rather innovative in terms of rejecting the principles of ethics in the politics that existed before Machiavelli. He managed to divide the politics from ethics, establishing the principles of the modern political world. This is also evident from the Chapter 14 where the …show more content…
Therefore, the shift in paradigm from how people would like to see the republic and how it is in reality created shock in the society. Machiavelli points at the important issues in ruling the country and pays much attention to the topic of the military power of the prince. According to Machiavelli, one needs to have highly developed skills of the commander who can take control over the people subjected to him. However, the prince needs not only physical, but also mental skills to keep the authority in his hands. Nevertheless, such a rapid transformation of the view of the problem and the emphasis made on military issues tends to reveal the real situation, but it differs strongly from what people were accustomed