Machiavelli's The Prince Analysis

Machiavelli in The Prince is primarily a practical observer and diplomat analyst prescribing numerous ethical and political instructions to Cesar Borgia for pyramidical maintenance, sustenance and enhancement of political power at various stages of capturing, nurturing, preserving and augmenting power and absolute power for the prince. Hobbes’s aim in his Leviathan is similar to that of Machiavelli’s The Prince. Both are equally concerned for bringing about order out of chaotic civil war like situation in England and arbitrary ruler in Italy respectively. Hobbes is making an all-out effort to create an edifice and basis of scientific foundation for the need of a sovereign power through his so called scientific materialism. That is why he discusses at length human nature, psyche and need for sociological order in society. Hobbes places the sovereign at the apex of all other aspects of life. There must be absolute ruthlessness in capturing, sustaining and enhancing political power by the ruler for Machiavelli.
Niccolo Machiavelli’s perspective on government is the superlative choice due …show more content…
The Prince “must” manipulate and deceive others to ensure that he controls the power in the kingdom and also ward off others that try and overthrow him. Whereas Niccolo Machiavelli’s perspective on government is that only the strongest survive and can obtain power, Hobbes perspective on government is that the people should have a say in the “leader” that they will have to obey and follow in the future. Even though Hobbes’s perspective on government allows the people to have a say in their leader, Machiavelli’s perspective allows for the people under the ruler to feel more secure because they know that the leader can be overthrown if they see him be unfit for the duty or someone else obtains more power than the current