MACHIAVELLI AND NIETZSCHE ON SECULARIZATION AND THE OMNIPOTENCE OF HUMAN GOVERNMENT

• Authors: Wood William
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The study deals with Machiavelli’s and Friedrich Nietzsche’s understanding of secularization from a comparative perspective. It sheds light on the differences and similarities in their view. They have had a very distinct understanding of secularization. Although there are four centuries between the two philosophers, the estimation of the nature and consequences of mass secularization is very similar. For both of them, secularization gives rise to secular substitutes for traditional religions, especially political substitutes. But even secularized societies would necessarily remain “religious”. This study also shows differences in the analysis of the phenomenon of secularization. Machiavelli relied on his knowledge of politics and the nature of mankind. Nietzsche, on the other hand, focused on the world around him.

Keywords

EN

MACHIAVELLI; NIETZSCHE; SECULARIZATION; RELIGION; CHRISTIANITY

• Publisher: Institute of Political Sciences, SAS
• Journal: Studia Politica Slovaca: časopis pre politické vedy, najnovšie politické dejiny a medzinárodné vzťahy
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3 - 20

Contributors

author

Wood William

• Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/SPS.2023-1.1