Machiavelli′s view of the influence of religion on politics
Due February 20/20 (in class); 6-8 pages double-spaced. Please be sure to deal with the question directly and answer each part of the question fully. I would prefer that you do not use secondary sources, as I want to see you support your argument with evidence from the text. However, for all sources in your paper, please use the following format. In the body of the paper use the author-date system, in which you include the author, date and page number in parenthesis at the end of the sentence, e.g. (Jones 2004: 234). If the same source is frequently cited you may simply put name and page number in parenthesis after the first citation, e.g., (122).[unique_solution] You must also include a “References” section at the end of the paper in which you include the full bibliographical information for each work you cite in the paper. Please answer one of the following questions:1/ Discuss Machiavelli’s view of the influence of religion on politics. What role does he believe the Church plays in modern politics and what problems does it pose for the “new Prince” Machiavelli hopes will arise in Italy? How does Christianity compare with the pagan religion of ancient Rome? Which does Machiavelli think is superior and why?