评马基雅维里及其《君主论》

Comment on Niccolo Machiavelli and The Prince

马基雅维里作为西方近代政治学奠基人马氏及其代表作的评价众说纷纭。笔者认为马基雅维道德、权术和实力的关系，对后世有着重大的影响。其名著《君主论》一经问世就引起强烈反响，后世对里把政治学的基础由道德转向权力。

Niccolo Machiavelli is considered the founder of modem politics in the west. His masterpiece, The Prince, had strong repercussions as soon as it was published. People have different opinions to him and this book. This paper thinks Machiavelli turned the base of politics from moral into power and discussed the relation between moral, power tactics and strength, starting from reality, which has strong influence to the following world.