The Originality of Machiavelli
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The Originality of Machiavelli is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that examines Machiavelli’s distinctive political thought and its break with traditional moral and religious frameworks.
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| The Originality of Machiavelli canonical | 1 |
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essay
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philosophical essay ⓘ political theory essay ⓘ |
| argues |
Machiavelli offers a coherent but non‑Christian morality of politics
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Machiavelli separates political success from conventional morality ⓘ Machiavelli’s values are incompatible with Christian ethics ⓘ there is no single, harmonious moral order of values ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
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debates on the autonomy of politics
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interpretation of Machiavelli as a political realist ⓘ value pluralism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| discusses |
reason of state
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the autonomy of politics from theology ⓘ virtù and fortuna ⓘ |
| examines |
Machiavelli’s political thought
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break with Christian religious frameworks ⓘ break with traditional moral frameworks ⓘ pluralism of values ⓘ relationship between ethics and politics ⓘ |
| field |
history of political thought
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intellectual history ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
non‑fiction
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political philosophy literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Christian moral values
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analysis of pagan civic humanist values ⓘ comparison of conflicting moral systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th‑century political philosophy
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interpretations of value pluralism ⓘ scholarship on Machiavelli ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Discourses on Livy
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surface form:
Niccolò Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy
Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Machiavellianism
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Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasizing incompatibility of moral outlooks
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formulating Isaiah Berlin’s view of value pluralism through Machiavelli ⓘ reframing Machiavelli as morally serious rather than simply amoral ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
liberalism
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value pluralism ⓘ |
| proposes | conflict between pagan and Christian value-systems ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Against the Current
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Four Essays on Liberty ⓘ |
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