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Machiavelli's "The Prince" is most associated with which doctrine?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Machiavelli's "The Prince" is most associated with which doctrine?

  1. social contract
  2. divine right of kings
  3. separation of ethics from politics
  4. natural rights
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Correct answer: C. separation of ethics from politics

1. Machiavelli wrote during Italian city-state turbulence. 2. He argued effective rulers must sometimes act outside conventional morality. 3. This realpolitik separated political action from Christian ethics. __Source: syllabus Political Theory Ch 1 — Renaissance political thought__

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