Niccolò Machiavelli as a Guide: From the Art of War to the Guide for Managers Cover Image

Niccolò Machiavelli kao vodič: od Umijeća ratovanja do priručnika za menadžere
Niccolò Machiavelli as a Guide: From the Art of War to the Guide for Managers

Author(s): Nino Raspudić
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Business Ethics
Published by: Hrvatsko Filozofsko Društvo
Keywords: “applied ‘machiavelistics’”; The Prince; The Art of War; decision-making; manager;

Summary/Abstract: From the perspective of “applied ‘machiavelistics’”, the paper deals with Machiavelli’s The Art of War (Dell’arte della guerra) and other works (The Prince, Discourses on Livy) in which the author, among other things, gives advice for successful struggle, military and political. It is significant that these advices of Renaissance philosopher have a strong impact even after five hundred years. Few relevant authors that are familiar with his work recently published several books that reactualize Machiavelli’s thought in the context of the struggle and decision making in the 21st century, whether it is about advising managers in the “wars” within the business world, or it is offering assistance to voters in elections in order to choose a better ruler. Analysing these works, which updated Machiavelli as guide and counselor in contemporary struggles and decisions, shows the extent to which this approach trivializes Machiavelli’s thought, but also in how many ways it contributing to new, creative reception of his work.

  • Issue Year: 36/2016
  • Issue No: 04/144
  • Page Range: 725-737
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Croatian