Political Science · Western Political Thought
Given below are an Assertion and a Reason. Choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Machiavelli was the child of his time
Reason (R): The yearning to break away from the medieval system of feudalism towards republicanism, secularism and nationalism is reflected in his political thought
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true but R is Not the correct explanation of A
CA is true but R is false
DA is false but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
★Machiavelli is rightly seen as the child of his Renaissance age.
★He wrote as the medieval feudal and church dominated order was breaking apart in Italy.
★His thought reflects the new yearning for republicanism, secularism and national unity.
★He looked back to the Roman republic and forward to a united Italy free of foreign rule.
★So the spirit of his time is exactly what explains why he is called its child.
★The reason thus gives the proper ground for the assertion.
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