Political Ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, Francesco...

Political Ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, Francesco Guicciardini, and Thomas Hobbes The sections that I will be presenting are 73, 74, and 75. I will discuss the political ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, Francesco Guicciardini, and Thomas Hobbes during the time of Florence Republic. First, Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy in 1469 at a time when the country was in political upheaval. Italy was divided between four dominant city-states, by which each of them was always at the mercy of the continual changing of princes and governments. In Donald Kelleys Version of History, the Medici family had brought a form of stability to Florence, but the golden age of Florentine republic soon declined after the death of Lorenzo†¦show more content†¦Machiavelli recognizes Lycurgus of deserving the highest praise for the governing of Sparta in distributing power to the king, the nobles, and the people. He established a government, which lasted for over eight hundred years. Machiavelli uses the Roman Empire as an example because they conquered the world and held their power for over a thousand years. They accomplished this from having strength and stability. Florence needs to replicate the ideologies of Rome in order to become as powerful and great. Machiavelli wants Florence to adopt these patterns so that ultimately Florence will have the same success as Rome. In short, I think Machiavelli is emphasizing the importance of decisive action and courage. He uses bold writings to encourage men, so that they will build a saf e and stable world for people. Francesco Guicciardini: Section 74 Francesco Guicciardini was born in 1483 and died in 1540, like Machiavelli he worked for government of Florence and wrote about the history of his city and country as well as about the politics of his time. His philosophies toward politics were formed after the invasion of the French invasions of 1494. Francesco and Machiavelli had one thing in common their love for the city of Florence. However, unlike Machiavelli who chooses to use examples of past empires to talk about history. Guicciardini finds that to judge