Nicolás Maquiavelo y El Príncipe

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En el mundo de la política hay pocas obras que han marcado tanto la historia como lo ha hecho El príncipe. Escrito en 1513 por Nicolás Maquiavelo, este tratado político nace como dedicatoria para Lorenzo II de Medici, pero ha influenciado a muchos otros líderes como Napoleón Bonaparte. Antes de adentrarnos en el libro, hablemos un poco de Maquiavelo.

Maquiavelo nace el 3 de mayo de 1469, en medio del Renacimiento italiano, en la República de Florencia, hogar de muchos otros personajes históricos como Leonardo da Vinci, Miguel Ángel y Dante Alighieri. Maquiavelo nace en una familia culta y noble pero con pocos recursos por las deudas de Bernardo Maquiavelo, su padre, un abogado. Se tiene poca información sobre la infancia de Maquiavelo, pero se sabe que era considerado un gran escritor en su colegio.

Maquiavelo tenía un temperamento cálido y una inteligencia fría. Poseía un sentido práctico y casi cínico de la vida. Si algo define a Maquiavelo, es su admiración por las grandes ideas y su falta de confianza en el hombre. Resumiendo, para Maquiavelo es más importante el fin que los medios.

Su formación política no fue solamente teórica, sino también práctica. Maquiavelo conoció, durante su vida, todas las grandezas y miserias de la República de Florencia. Fue nombrado secretario de la segunda cancillería y poco después fue enviado a Francia. Luego, en su regreso a Italia, conoció a César Borgia, quien terminaría siendo el arquetipo de príncipe en El príncipe. Maquiavelo consideró que César Borgia sería muy importante en la unidad de Italia. Después de este encuentro, Maquiavelo empieza una intensa actividad pública. Esto le permite ampliar su visión de la realidad política y social en Italia.

La caída de la República, en 1512,...

... middle of paper ...

...diado. El príncipe, según Maquiavelo, tampoco debe ser demasiado clemente.

Maquiavelo habla, durante lo que queda del libro, sobre las cualidades que debe tener un príncipe y sobre que debe o no hacer. En los capítulos restantes no hay mucho más contenido filosófico, pues ya son muy específicos. Sin embargo, todo lo que ya mencioné sobre los capítulos anteriores me parece suficiente para entender el pensamiento maquiavélico, un pensamiento que sin duda alguna cambió el mundo.

Works Cited

Echazú, Carlos. "El Legado De Maquiavelo." - Monografias.com. N.p., 2 Aug. 2006. Web.

24 May 2014.

Gutierrez, Francisco. "Nicolás Maquiavelo." Ed. Enrique Congrains. Comp. Francisco

Gutierrez. Filósofos Y Pensadores. Bogotá: Forja, 1985. 81-92. Print. Los Colosos De La Humanidad.

Maquiavelo, Nicolás. El Príncipe. Bogotá: Retina, 1986. Print. Obras Inmortales.

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