Niccolò Machiavelli signing a treaty of The Prince in the 16th century The book was dedicated to Lorenzo de Piero de Medici, grandson of "Lorenzo the Magnificent the Medici ruler who before his death in 1492 raised Florence to its height. (jan 1, 1513 – jan 1, 1513)
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The Prince is sometimes claimed as one of the first work of the philosophy, especially modern philosophy, saying that the effective truth is taken to be more important than an abstract ideal. It was also a conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning politics and ethics.Added to timeline:
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jan 1, 1513
jan 1, 1513
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