Religion and the Rise of Capitalism · Character
Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian political philosopher, referenced in power analysis.
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Also known as Machiavelli
First appearance: religion and the rise of capitalism
Niccolò Machiavelli shows up with force in II: The Economic Revolution. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced in the context of the morality of the money-power, with the financier's ethics compared to those typified in Machiavelli's Prince.
Niccolò Machiavelli first appears in 0003 religion and the rise of capitalism.
In II: The Economic Revolution: Referenced in the context of the morality of the money-power, with the financier's ethics compared to those typified in Machiavelli's Prince.
Later, in Luther: Mentioned in the context of social theory beginning to emancipate itself from ecclesiastical frameworks.
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- Puritan Religious Leaders
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