"Machiavellianism" is a widely used negative term to characterize unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described most famously in The Prince. "Those who stri.
As a treatise, its primary intellectual contribution to the History of Political thought is the fundamental break between Political realism and Political idealism, due to it being a manual on acquiring and keeping Political power.
Humanists also viewed the book negatively.
The Catholic Church banned The Prince. "Machiavellianism" is a widely used negative term to characterize unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described most famously in The Prince