URJ-UCCS: Undergraduate Research Journal at UCCS

Vol. 9 No. 2
Articles

To What End: Machiavelli, Natural Law, and Politics

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  • Zachary D Rogers
Zachary D Rogers
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Published 2016-04-04

Keywords

  • Machiavelli,
  • Natural Law,
  • The Prince,
  • Utilitarianism

How to Cite

Rogers, Z. D. (2016). To What End: Machiavelli, Natural Law, and Politics. URJ-UCCS: Undergraduate Research Journal at UCCS, 9(2), 41–46. Retrieved from https://urj.uccs.edu/index.php/urj/article/view/222
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Abstract

In the following article, the author critically analyzes Niccolo Machiavelli's theories of utilitarianism as set forth in his work The Prince. This paper discusses the utilitarianism and political expediency this text recommends, and the superiority of Natural Law Theory for creating a framework for political action.
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