In the past, writing and authoring books seemed like something only chosen individuals could do. However, as we moved into the modern era, access to knowledge has become democratized, and more people are participating in creative endeavors than ever before. While in the past, publishing a book meant it had to be printed, nowadays, people are writing books using platforms ...
Niccolò Machiavelli was a thinker who laid the foundation for modern political philosophy as the author of “The Prince,” also serving as a diplomat, political scientist, historian, and playwright in the Republic of Florence. While ancient philosophy discussed politics from a moral perspective, asking, ‘How should politics be?’ Machiavelli initiated modern political philosophy from a highly realistic viewpoint, asking, ‘How ...