Machiavellianism

Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)

political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli

political philosophy named after and posed by Niccolò Machiavelli

treatise on political philosophy by Niccolò Machiavelli

treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a Socratic dialogue

psychological trait centered on manipulation, coldness, and indifference to morality

historical account of Florence by Niccolò Machiavelli, published posthumously in 1532

thumb|right|Machiavelli in the robes of a Florentine public official