Machiavellianism  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 12:19, 3 May 2009
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

← Previous diff
Revision as of 07:53, 2 October 2018
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Niccolò Machiavelli.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Niccolò Machiavelli]] (Detail of [[1500]] portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli by [[Santi di Tito]])]] [[Image:Niccolò Machiavelli.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Niccolò Machiavelli]] (Detail of [[1500]] portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli by [[Santi di Tito]])]]
{{Template}} {{Template}}
 +'''Machiavellianism''' is "the employment of [[wikt:cunning|cunning]] and [[wikt:duplicity|duplicity]] in statecraft or in general conduct". The word comes from the [[Italian Renaissance]] diplomat and writer [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], born in 1469, who wrote ''[[The Prince|Il Principe]]'' (''The Prince''), among other works.
 +
 +In modern psychology, Machiavellianism is one of the [[dark triad]] personalities, characterized by a duplicitous interpersonal style, a cynical disregard for morality, and a focus on [[self-interest]] and personal gain.
 +
 +==See also==
:''[[power-hungry]], [[megalomania]], [[despotism]]'' :''[[power-hungry]], [[megalomania]], [[despotism]]''
-Machiavellian is an [[auctorial descriptive]] derived from the name of the Italian statesman and writer [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Niccolò ''Machiavelli'']] (1469-1527), whose work ''[[The Prince|The Prince]]'' (1532) advises that [[acquiring]] and [[exercising]] power may require [[unethical]] methods. 
-# Attempting to achieve their [[goal]]s by [[cunning]], [[scheming]], and [[unscrupulous]] methods.+*[[Amorality]]
-#:''[[Iago|Iago]] is the '''Machiavellian''' antagonist in William Shakespeare's play, [[Othello]].''+*[[Antisocial personality disorder]]
-# Related to the [[philosophical]] system of [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Niccolò Machiavelli]].+*[[Cheating]]
-#*'''2006''', Mark Vernon, ''Philosophy and Life'',+*[[Confidence game]]
-#*:It is '''Machiavellian''', in the sense that it revolves around the question of how to maintain power.+*[[Crowd manipulation]]
 +*[[Deception]]
 +*[[Divide and rule]]
 +*[[Consequentialism|The end justifies the means]]
 +*[[Gaming the system]]
 +*[[Malevolent creativity]]
 +*[[Psychological manipulation|Manipulation]]
 +*[[Might makes right]]
 +*[[Adroitness|Social adroitness]]
 +*[[Social dominance orientation]]
 +*[[Strategy]]
 + 
{{GFDL}} {{GFDL}}

Revision as of 07:53, 2 October 2018

Niccolò Machiavelli (Detail of 1500 portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli by Santi di Tito)
Enlarge
Niccolò Machiavelli (Detail of 1500 portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli by Santi di Tito)

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop


Featured:

Machiavellianism is "the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct". The word comes from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, born in 1469, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince), among other works.

In modern psychology, Machiavellianism is one of the dark triad personalities, characterized by a duplicitous interpersonal style, a cynical disregard for morality, and a focus on self-interest and personal gain.

See also

power-hungry, megalomania, despotism




Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Machiavellianism" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Personal tools