Machiavelli's Political Thought and D. João II's Political Action

The present investigative inquiry seeks to establish a reflective comparative study between the biography and writings of Niccolò Machiavelli and the life and practical exercise of power by Dom João II. Through this historical comparison, the work contemplates the nature of the power game. Whether played through virtue, justice, trade, persuasion, geopolitics, and the common good, or through corruption, assassination, the manipulation of public opinion, fraudulent trials, war, and self-interest.