Acción y necesidad en el pensamiento político de Maquiavelo

PALABRAS CLAVE : Maquiavelo, Politica, accion, necesidad, virtud, humanismo. ABSTRACT :This article intends to interpret the political philosophy and global thought of the Florentine author rightfully, disregarding rapid and simplistic judgments that con - demn him hastily, taking him out of his time and ignoring his true intentions and ideas. My objective is neither to pronounce in favour of or against Machiavelli, nor to acclaim, justify or criticise his political position. My objective is to reflect on two of the key con - cepts of his political thinking and on the philosophy underlying them. I shall also ana - lyze how far Machiavelli truly follows the line of ancient classic thought, verifying that it is precisely the rupture with this ancient classic thought that will shape the best under - standing of the significance of his work.