La educación a través de Maquiavelo

Pocas obras han sido objeto de tanta controversia como las escritas por Niccolò Maquiavelo (1469-
1527). Este análisis pretende ser una introducción a su obra, centrado, principalmente, en la perspectiva
que el florentino aportó en la paideia de su época hasta la actualidad. De igual modo, Maquiavelo,
pese a que no tuvo pretensión alguna de convertirse en maestro, ha dejado en El Príncipe
y en su obra los Discursos un legado que sirve de fundamento para entender el pensamiento y la
educación de su tiempo. Con ello, en esta obra se pretende demostrar que Maquiavelo empleó una
metodología de raíz clásica, así como se ahondará en la controversia sobre a quién va dirigido su
aprendizaje. Se intentará determinar qué entiende él por el perfecto ciudadano y, se analizarán brevemente
los diferentes modelos pedagógicos propios de su tiempo. Es interesante destacar que las
obras del florentino siguen siendo hoy objeto de estudio en el ámbito de la política. Además, gracias
a su visión multidisciplinar, se erige hoy como el padre de la denominada “Ciencia política moderna”.

There are few works which its objective has been a clear source of controversy like those written by
Niccoló Machiavelli (1469-1527). This essay wants to become an introduction of his work focused
on, mainly, the perspective about the concept of paideia since his own time from Nowadays. As
well, it is known that Machiavelli had no ambition to be considered as a magister, but he has left
two masterpieces, The Prince and the Discorsi, being considered a real heritage of modern philosophy
and past education. This essay wants to demonstrate that Machiavelli used a classic methodology,
as well as it wants to investigate about who is the real receiver of his education. It will be decisived
about what does the Florentine really understood about the perfect citizen. Briefly, we will
treat about the different pedagogical types that were commonly known in his time. We have to highlight
that the works of this Florentine are still a subject of study in the politics field. Furthermore,
thanks to his multidisciplinary vision, today is considered one of the fathers of the “New Politics
Science”