Niccolo Machiavelli's View On Politics Humanity And Society

Since human beings first started to roam the Earth, there have always been hierarchies within our small communities and large societies. These social structures have helped lead civilizations by making difficult decisions that would hopefully be advantageous to the masses and to give their respective community some security and stability in their lives. Technically, you could call this group of people a government. For centuries on end, governments have been equally analyzed as well as criticized plus we have been given innumerable perspectives on this extremely broad topic. With that being said, there are five main philosophers who gave their input about politics, humanity and society. The philosophy that seemed more to have more logic was …show more content…
He does not believe in democracy at all because he thinks that it will ultimately fall due to the changing of power which apparently means that you can’t trust them. He seems to be of the opinion that it is wiser for rulers to not only follow in the footsteps of admired leaders before them but also for them to be rather harsh and feared over loved and respectful. He feels as though that love is a lot easier to lose than fear because you could do one cruel thing and you lose peoples affection but fear is one of the hardest things to overcome. He did mention that one way to lose fear was to not keep promises that you made. Despite that, Machiavelli is not like Plato, imagining a perfect society, he is going off of what he has seen from humans during his lifetime and he knows that many people are interested in their own wellbeing and when it is convenient for them, which when you think about it, is not exactly incorrect. On the other hand, this philosophy does not show the best understanding of society due to the fact that it would not benefit nearly half as many people as it would …show more content…
He was a keen believer in equality while he also thought that nobody should have to give up their freedom. For instance, he said that everyone is “[…] born free; their liberty belongs to them and no one but they has the right to dispose of it”, meaning that the only person that can take away your freedom is not the king, but you as an individual. He was somebody who thought that the government in charge should not only represent their citizens but also try to involve them as much as they can. His ideal society would be a government that benefits everyone and for everyone to be considered equal. Sadly, while I wish that having an equal society was something that we could have, I don’t think it is as simple as Rousseau is building it up to be. He has an understanding of was a society should be, but his society is, for the moment, out of