Machiavellianismとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Machiavellian +‎ -ism

名詞

Machiavellianism (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 Machiavellianisms)

1. (philosophy, politics) A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings.

   Synonyms: realpolitik, Machiavellism

   • 2001, Tim Spiekerman, Shakespeare's Political Realism: The English History Plays, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 54:

     Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism.

2. (countable) A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy.
3. (personality psychology) A psychological trait centered on interpersonal manipulation, unemotional coldness, and indifference to morality.
   • 2011, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Sophie von Stumm, Adrian Furnham, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

     Machiavellianism refers to interpersonal strategies that advocate self-interest, deception, and manipulation, so it would seem inherently related to core psychopathy and narcissism.

4. (by extension) Any ruthless, duplicitous behavior.

Holonyms

• (personality psychology): dark triad

Further reading

• Machiavellianism (politics) on Wikipedia.
• Machiavellianism (psychology) on Wikipedia.