On Machiavelli Regime Thought

The research on the political thought of Machiavelli now has a lot of achievements, but the current regime for Machiavelli’s thought system is not much research, government has a role in unifying all the political thought of Western classical period, the connotation of government in modern times after gradually reduced, and now we divide regime for only a very formal monarchy and republic. As Machiavelli modern political thought opener, he has an important impact on the treatment regime thought of posterity.Thesis is divided into five chapters discuss. The first chapter analyzes the Greco-Roman classical theory of government and the late Middle Ages mainly early humanist regime thought about this topic outlines two periods of government thinking concerns, such as: classification regime, the ideal form of government, a mixed form of government, form of government and virtue soul relationship.The second part is Machiavelli’s regime thought were reviewed. Can be seen in all the political writings of Machiavelli, the vast majority is used dichotomy, this dichotomy has previously been adopted by the early humanists, but Machiavelli is to be analyzed from the theoretical point of view, for best on the question of the monarchy and a republic where, he uses a relativist view that it depends on relatively equal social status, while Machiavelli is no longer referred to the polity and soul of virtue and other issues.The third part discusses Machiavelli suggestions for new sovereign national consolidation, which can be broadly divided into four categories of suggestions, one monarch particular importance in terms of foreign military matters and diplomacy to deal with work-related; second is internally monarch to establish a country based on the rule of the people in the military, the judiciary, civil administration and other aspects to focus on protecting the interests of the people, suppressed VIP pride; Third monarch rational use of religious, moral, legal and other means; Fourth monarch has some Machiavellian thinking.The fourth part is Machiavelli’s awareness of the republic. This section is divided into two sections explore the republic as an ideal to be able to set up in what sense. The first section discusses the unique explain his conduct of the political system of ancient Rome, after a section of Florence, Machiavelli regime to review the evolution of the history of Florence and Houluolunzuo era government system design.The fifth part is the conclusion, by a third, compared to four parts, we can find between Machiavelli Construction suggestions and idealistic realism has a lot in common, in particular the design of polity, are required the power base is built on people, make full use of the instrumental role of religion, morality and law, military and diplomatic attention to the impact and the like. Thus, we can further understand the importance of the government in his political thought has begun to decline.