Niccolò Machiavelli – Eine Dokumentation zum Einschlafen

Niccolò Machiavelli remains the most hated thinker in history. But why was Machiavelli right? This documentary tells the extraordinary life story of the author of The Prince and reveals why his name has been misunderstood for over 500 years. From Florence and the Medici to Cesare Borgia and his works The Prince and Discourses, this story traces the rise, fall, and legacy of a man who forever changed political philosophy and modern political science. Was Machiavelli truly a teacher of tyrants? Or was he a republican who described the reality of power more honestly than any thinker before him? This documentary about Niccolò Machiavelli, the Renaissance, Florence, and the history of political philosophy explores this question. 📚 Based on Niccolò Machiavelli's works The Prince, Discourses, and Florentine History. 📚 Drawing on the research of Quentin Skinner, J. G. A. Pocock, and Leo Strauss. 📚 Historical sources on Florence, the Medici, Cesare Borgia, and the Italian Wars. 📚 Supplemented by Machiavelli's letters and contemporary accounts from the Renaissance. 📚 Comparison with classical authors such as Livy, Cicero, Aristotle, and Plato. If you enjoyed this story, support The Immortals with a like and subscribe to the channel for more documentaries on philosophy, history, and extraordinary figures. Which part of Machiavelli's life surprised you the most? Please subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/@Die-Unsterbli... Chapters: 00:00:00 The Most Hated Name in Philosophy 00:03:40 Florence in the Shadow of the Medici 00:07:30 The Son of a Debtor 00:11:29 Lorenzo, the Pazzi, and the Monk 00:15:26 The Pyre in the Piazza 00:19:34 The Second Chancellor 00:23:35 At the Court of the French King 00:27:24 In Cesare Borgia's Tent 00:31:26 The Truth Behind Things 00:35:36 The Citizen Army 00:39:13 The Fall of Pisa 00:42:41 The Cracks in the Wall 00:46:15 The Holy League 00:49:36 The Fall 00:53:21 The Strappado 00:57:21 The Nights of Sant'Andrea 01:01:26 The Prince - What Princes Really Do 01:05:35 Virtue and Fortune 01:10:08 Discorsi - The Republican Heart 01:14:05 The Fox and the Lion 01:17:53 The Art of War 01:21:31 Mandragola - The Darkest Comedy 01:25:09 The Story of Florence 01:28:46 The Wooing in Vain 01:32:19 The Last Republic 01:35:52 June Twenty-First 01:39:32 The Publication and the Index 01:43:14 The Specter of Machiavellianism 01:47:13 The Birth of Political Science 01:51:26 Why the Most Hated Thinker Was Right #history #biography