Flávia Souza

Machiavelli presents three effects resulting from dissension among moods constituent of any body politic: Principality Republic and License. The first two forms of government are classic and widely investigated by the author. The license, however, seems to be the corruption of the two other forms of government forms submitted. Treat it enables us to reflect on the issue of corruption. Machiavelli presents his concerns to his city, presenting the factions that have established in Florence. Guided by the model of mixed government of ancient Roman Republic the author offers us a great conceptual framework for thinking about the issue of corruption, an issue which seems to never lose its relevance.

The circumstances present themselves as definitive when trying to run any human action, especially those that relate to the achievement and maintenance of power. Assuming that the higher the power of fortune less freedom to commit actions that can lead to successful political actor in the world of contingency, it becomes essential to know how it exercises power over the actions of men. But is it possible to do it precisely? We start from the historical context in which the works of Machiavelli are written to understand the relationship the author establishes with tradition, sometimes taking it, now opposing it. We recovered Machiavelli’s texts and established dialogue with some commentators the author’s work to investigate the question of fortune itself.