Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): Machiavellism stands for a double standard of morals, one for the ruler and another for the private citizen.
Reason (R): The ruler, as the creator of the state, is not only outside the law but outside morality as well.
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, since the ruler as maker of the state stands above ordinary law and morality.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion, since the ruler as maker of the state stands above ordinary law and morality.
★Machiavelli holds a double standard of morals, one code for the private citizen and another for the prince.
★The prince may break faith, deceive, and use force whenever the safety of the state demands it.
★This is the doctrine that in politics the end, the security of the state, justifies the means.
★Private virtue and public necessity are separated, so the statesman is judged by results, not by conscience.
★The idea connects to his advice that a ruler should be both the lion and the fox, feared rather than loved if he cannot be both.
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