Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET October 2022 Political Science
Which of the following books is NOT written by Machiavelli?
AArt of War
BThe Discourses on Livy
CDiscourses on Inequality ✓ Correct
DThe Prince
Correct answer: (C) Discourses on Inequality — The Discourses on Inequality was not written by Machiavelli, so the answer is the Discourses on Inequality.
Explanation
★The Discourses on Inequality was not written by Machiavelli, so the answer is the Discourses on Inequality.
★That work, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality of 1755, is by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
★Rousseau there distinguishes natural man from social man and traces inequality to the rise of private property.
★Machiavelli's genuine works are The Prince, the Discourses on Livy, and the Art of War.
★The Prince of 1513 is his manual of statecraft, while the Discourses on Livy sets out his republican thought.
★The confusion the exam tests is Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy against Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality.
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