马基雅维里关于政治道德和政治权术的理性选择

Machiavell' s Rational Choice between Political Morality and Political Trickery

因《君主论》所表达的政治权术思想,马基雅维里被标签为“罪恶的导师”。其实马氏的政治价值取向在本质上是道德向善的。他的权术思想看似邪恶,实乃揭露。他的政治思想和政治实践只是他作为坦率的政治家,而不是政客在政治道德与政治权术之间的一种理性选择。同时,他的政治思想及其实践使政治与道德和伦理相脱离,开创了政治学发展的新阶段,为后人留下了丰富的思想财富。

Because of the thought of political trickery demonstrated in the book “The Prince” Machiaveil was labeled as “Evil Tutor”. However, the tendency of his political value was lenient and charitable in essence. His trickery thought seemed evil but exposing factually. His political thought and practice was a reflection of his broadmindedness as a politician rather than a rational choice between the political morality and political trickery by a politician. At the same time, the separation between the politics and morality and ethic created by his political thought and activity pioneered a new stage for the development of the politics, which left up rich treasury of thought to us later generations.