Foreign thinker
Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo MachiavelliPolitical ThoughtItalian1469–1527
The end justifies the means.
In their times
Open in the Timeline of Thought
Life and Thought
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was an Italian political philosopher and writer of the Renaissance, and one of the founders of modern political thought. His fame rests above all on The Prince, which examines politics on the basis of power and historical experience.
