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O poimanju ljudske prirode u Machiavellijevu djelu možemo govoriti na dvije razine. Prva je razina njegov temeljni antropološki pesimizam. Polazna je točka Machiavellijeve političke filozofije da su ljudi po prirodi skloni zlu, što, kako navodi u Raspravama o prvoj dekadi Tita Livija, kao početnu pretpostavku mora uzeti i svaki zakonodavac. Na drugoj razini, narav je pojedinoga čovjeka po njemu bitno nepromjenjiva pa kada se ona slaže s vremenima, on uspijeva (primjer pape Julija II.), a kada je u neskladu s onim što zahtijeva kontekst, neuspjeh je neizbježan. Na nizu primjera iz Machiavellijevih djela pokazuje se da je njegov pesimistički uvid u ljudsku prirodu temelj na kojem se gradi cijela njegova politička teorija. Zlu i sebičnosti sklona ljudska priroda objašnjenje je za stvaranja zajednice, zakona i državnih institucija, ali i dinamike koja dovodi do njihovog kvarenja i propasti. ; The concept of human nature in Machiavelli's work can be discussed on two levels. The first level regards its fundamental anthropological pessimism. The starting points of Machiavelli's political philosophy is that people are inclined by nature to be evil, which, as quoted in The Discourses on Livy, must be taken as a starting assumption by every legislator. On the second level, the nature of a particular man is essentially unchangeable, and thus when it agrees with the times, he succeeds (Pope Julius II being an example), and when a man is in contradiction with what is required by the context, failure is inevitable. Many examples from Machiavelli's work show that his pessimistic insight into human nature is the foundation upon which his entire political theory is built. The human nature, prone to evil and selfishness, is the explanation for the creation of communities, laws and state institutions, but also for the dynamics that lead to their decay and destruction.

Članak se, iz perspektive »primijenjene makijavelistike«, bavi Machiavellijevim Umijećem ratovanja (Dell'arte della guerra) i drugim djelima (Vladar, Rasprave o prvoj dekadi Tita Livija) u kojima autor, između ostalog, daje i savjete za uspješniju borbu, vojnu i političku. Znakovito je da ti savjeti renesansnog filozofa i nakon petsto godina imaju velik odjek. Nekoliko relevantnih autora, dobrih poznavatelja njegova djela, zadnjih godina objavilo je knjige u kojima se Machiavellijeva misao reaktualizira u kontekstu borbi i odluka u 21. stoljeću, bilo da se radi o savjetima za menadžere u »ratovima« u poslovnom svijetu, bilo da se radi o pomoći biračima na izborima kako bi izabrali boljeg vladara. Analizirajući ta djela koja aktualiziraju Machiavellija kao vodiča i savjetnika u suvremenim borbama i odlukama, pokazuje se u kojoj mjeri takav pristup banalizira Machiavellijevu misao, a koliko pridonosi novoj, kreativnoj recepciji njegova djela. ; From the perspective of "applied 'machiavelistics'", the paper deals with Machiavelli's The Art of War (Dell'arte della guerra) and other works (The Prince, Discourses on Livy) in which the author, among other things, gives advice for successful struggle, military and political. It is significant that these advices of Renaissance philosopher have a strong impact even after five hundred years. Few relevant authors that are familiar with his work recently published several books that reactualize Machiavelli's thought in the context of the struggle and decision making in the 21st century, whether it is about advising managers in the "wars" within the business world, or it is offering assistance to voters in elections in order to choose a better ruler. Analysing these works, which updated Machiavelli as guide and counselor in contemporary struggles and decisions, shows the extent to which this approach trivializes Machiavelli's thought, but also in how many ways it contributing to new, creative reception of his work.