The depiction of violence and justification in Machiavelli's "The Prince". A brief overview

Essay from the year 2020 in the subject Philosophy - Early Modern Philosophy (approx. 1350-1600), grade: First Class Honours, London School of Economics, language: English, abstract: This essay argues that Machiavelli’s depiction and justification of violence in 'The Prince' follows from a consequentialist view in which violence can and should be used by a prince in order to provide order and stab...