Political Theology of Machiavelli; Seeking Metaphysical Bases Political Thought of Machiavelli
Subject Areas : Research in Theoritical PoliticsKeywords: theology Political theology Political thought Fortuna and Virtu fundament and foundation Belief in Deliverer (Saviourism) Niccolò, Machiavelli,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to find the metaphysical alphabets and suppositions in political thought of Machiavelli; the alphabets which have root in his political thinking and his special status in West Political Thought. In spite of considering Machiavelli thought as the pure realism and to give him titles like the founder of political realism, and to bring him to the threshold of Political positivist (the start of New Era) by many thought scholars, this writing is to show that the empirical reflections of Machiavelli about Politics is under effect of categories which are mainly theological remained from past eras and its strings can be seen in his thought too (like other Renaissance Humanists). It is attempted in this article under three subjects, i.e.: the seminal principle, the connection between Fortuna and Virtu and Belief in Deliverer(Saviourism), to make the theological roots of political thought of Machiavelli clear and propose a theological reading from it.