# Niccolò Machiavelli — Religion and the Rise of Capitalism character guide

> Niccolò Machiavelli in Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by R. H. Tawney.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Machiavelli

**First appearance:** 0003-religion-and-the-rise-of-capitalism

## Who they are

Italian political philosopher, referenced in power analysis.

## In the story

### [II: The Economic Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/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.

### [Luther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/ii-luther)

Mentioned in the context of social theory beginning to emancipate itself from ecclesiastical frameworks.

### [III: The Church of England](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/iii-the-church-of-england)

Mentioned as representing the argument that there is one rule for business and another for private life.

### [The Growth of Individualism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/iii-the-growth-of-individualism)

Referenced in the discussion of the problem of public versus private morality, with the argument that there is one rule for business and another for private life.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned as a powerful solvent of traditional ethical restraints, comparable to Calvin in influence on the capitalist spirit.

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