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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli (3 May 1469 - 21 June 1527) was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher and writer, best known for The Prince. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science. For many years he served as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is of high importance to historians and scholars. He worked as...See more

Personality Profile For Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli

The following is a personality profile of Niccolo Machiavelli based on his work.

Niccolo Machiavelli is unconventional and shrewd.

He is intermittent, he has a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time. He is unstructured as well: he does not make a lot of time for organization in his daily life. But, Niccolo Machiavelli is also unconcerned with art: he is less concerned with artistic or creative activities than most people who participated in our surveys.

More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for organization.

He is also relatively unconcerned with taking pleasure in life: he prefers activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment. Considers helping others to guide a large part of what he does: he thinks it is important to take care of the people around him.


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