Assess the claim that it is a mistake to think of Machiavelli as a political philosopher, and instead he should be thought of as a political scientist.

Assess the claim that it is a mistake to think of Machiavelli as a political philosopher, and instead he should be thought of as a political scientist.

Answer with reference to the political advice offered by Machiavelli in The Prince.
1000 words per answer excluding reference list,
use a standard essay format: introduction, body, conclusion, reference list,
this is the link for the essential readings https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2014/entries/mill-moral-political/