Religia i świeckość jako obszary badawcze w pismach Niccolo Machiavellego
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2012
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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This article presents the relationship between religion and secularism in Machiavelli’s social philosophy.
Machiavelli used the same method to study both state and religion. For him, in fact, there is
no difference between the world of state and the world of religion. Machiavelli’s works mainly
include tips on how a ruler should rule a country. According to the metaphor he used, a prince
must be a lion and a fox at the same time. A ruler should also be able to use religion as an instrument
of state policy. Religion teaches us that moral goodness is an element of people’s moral life.
Machiavelli, however, felt that the old pagan religions, especially the Roman religion, were better
than the Christian religion. In his opinion ancient religions cultivated the virtue of courage. A lord
and prince, however, should be above moral standards that are drawn from religion. These and
other Machiavelli’s arguments make his thought very secular.
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Człowiek i Społeczeństwo, 34/2012, s.271-286