Niccolo Machiavelli · Politics

The World As It Is

Machiavelli’s revolution: to study politics by how people <em>actually</em> behave, not how moralists wish they would - the birth of political realism.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Machiavelli sought the &lsquo;effectual truth.&rsquo; Explain what that means and how it differs from the older, idealising approach to politics, in your own words.

Leads to Otto von Bismarck.

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