Machiavelli And Utilitarianism

There is only one reason that human history is filled with violence and controversy. This is because people were inherently evil. Machiavelli’s view of humanity is of a society full of selfish individuals who would choose success for themselves over the success of someone they love. His society however, was much different from the society we live in today. In his era, most regions were rule by single individuals or family lines which used cruelty and fear to keep their people in line. In our current era the use of democratic forms of government have become a symbol of political evolution and progress for human rights. Democratic systems of government did not rise in popularity until after Machavelli’s time, and so this is why he denied their