Renaissance ideas of rulers in philosophical writings (Niccolo Machiavelli, Erasmus of Rotterdam, Faust Vrančić)

Osobine koje dostojan vladar mora imati mijenjale su se tijekom stoljeća, no neke su stvari ipak ostale iste. Razni filozofi, pa i sami vladari, pisali su djela namijenjena sadašnjim ili budućim vladarima, nazivanim i „ogledalima za vladara“. Uzimajući spise renesansnih filozofa koji su pisani o vladarima ili za njih, razmotrit ćemo i usporediti sličnosti i razlike tih spisa. Rad će prikazati, objasniti te kritički obraditi djela Niccola Machiavellija, Erazma Roterdamskog i Fausta Vrančića.The qualities that a worthy ruler must possess have changed over the centuries. However, some things have remained the same. Various philosophers, even the rulers themselves, wrote works intended for current or future rulers, also called "mirrors for the prince". Taking the writings of Renaissance philosophers written about or for rulers, we will consider and compare similarities and differences of these writings. This paper will present, explain and critically reassess the works of Niccolo Machiavelli, Erasmus of Rotterdam and Faustus Verantius