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A Critical Analysis of Machavelli's View … Z . Kabiri et al (95
he can disobey the ethical Some schools that seek to
principles. achieve perfection are:
It seems that Machiavelli Utilitarianism, Hedonism,
somehow believed in the Powerism, etc.
ethics of positivists, because In contrast to result-orientation,
he does not consider moral there is the school of duty
rules to be fixed. (Machiavelli, orientation which emphasizes
2011, Vol. 5: 102) on the performance of duties
In determining the criterion of and tasks and considers it
moral action and distinguishing more important than the goal
it from other human actions, of the action.
philosophers were divided into Based on the duty- oriented
two groups: Result-oriented theories, we have a duty to do
(consequentialism) and Duty- some actions and refrain from
oriented. doing some other actions; this
Result-oriented refer to those duty arises from the nature of
moral theories that assume the the action itself and not from
results of actions are the basis the results obtained by doing
of any valid moral verdict the action. (Misbah Yazdi,
about them. 2013: 295)
Based on consequentialism, Powerism is a result-oriented
good and right action is the school, so Machiavelli, like his
action that leads to the best other companions, defines the
results. The criterion of ethical criterion of moral action as a
action is getting the desired tool for obtaining the ultimate
results or goals from doing goal and perfection, that is,
the action. the power of man.
