Machiavellianism

English Alternative forms en Machiavelianism en Machiavellism Etymology en :af Machiavellian -ism + 1 Pronunciation en /ˌmækiəˈvɛliənɪzəm/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Machiavellianism.wav Southern England Noun ~ en philosophy politics The political philosophy of Machiavelli, especially the realist doctrine which emphasizes the maintenance of the state above ethical concerns. en realpolitik Machiavellism raison d'etat realism en 2010 W. Julian Korab-Karpowicz Political Realism in International Relations https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/realism-intl-relations/ "Machiavellianism is a radical type of political realism that is applied to both domestic and international affairs." en 2001 Tim Spiekerman Shakespeare's Political Realism: The English History Plays SUNY Press 9780791448687 https://books.google.de/books?id=-6rgCCyU02cC&lpg=PA54&dq=%22Machiavellianism%22&pg=PA54#v=onepage&q=%22Machiavellianism%22&f=false 54 Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism. en countable A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy. Unsavory government politics. en personality _ psychology A psychological construct centered on interpersonal manipulation, lack of empathy, cold affect, and indifference to morality. en 2011 Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic; Sophie von Stumm; Adrian Furnham The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences John Wiley & Sons 9781444343113 Machiavellianism refers to interpersonal strategies that advocate self-interest, deception, and manipulation, so it would seem inherently related to core psychopathy and narcissism. en European Economic Review 2025 David L. Dickinson 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2025.105092 Dark versus light personality types and moral choice A cluster of dark personality traits named the “dark tetrad” (psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, sadism) has attracted the interest of researchers studying personality and decision making. Holonyms personality psychology en dark triad Translations philosophy Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬基雅維利主義 Mǎjīyǎwéilì zhǔyì, Taiwan cmn 馬基維利主義 Mǎjīwéilì zhǔyì Czech: cs machiavelismus m Estonian: et makjavellism Finnish: fi machiavellismi French: fr machiavélisme m German: de Machiavellismus m Greek: el μακιαβελισμός m Ido: io Makiavelismo Indonesian: id makiavelisme Italian: it machiavellismo m Korean: ko 마키아벨리즘 Malay: ms makiavelisme Polish: pl makiawelizm m Portuguese: pt maquiavelismo m Romanian: ro machiavelism n Russian: ru макиавелли́зм m Slovak: sk machiavelizmus m Spanish: es maquiavelismo m political maneuver Finnish: fi machiavellismi French: fr machiavélisme m German: de Machiavellismus m, de Realpolitik f Greek: el μακιαβελισμός m Indonesian: id makiavelisme Italian: it machiavellismo m Malay: ms makiavelisme Portuguese: pt maquiavelismo m Romanian: ro machiavelism n Russian: ru макиавелли́зм m Spanish: es maquiavelismo m ruthless, duplicitous behavior Finnish: fi häikäilemättömyys French: fr machiavélisme m Greek: el μακιαβελισμός m Indonesian: id makiavelisme Italian: it machiavellismo m Polish: pl makiawelizm m Portuguese: pt maquiavelismo m Russian: ru макиавелли́зм m Spanish: es maquiavelismo m Turkish: tr makyavelizm Further reading Machiavellianism (politics) Machiavellianism (psychology) en eponyms