Why Is Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince Considered An Innovative?

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote a book that influenced many great political leaders including Henry VIII and Adolf Hitler. This book caused great controversy; the disagreement this book caused even led to the Church placing the book into the prohibited index. After his book was published and read, Machiavelli had become known as the founder of modern day, secular politics. Niccolo now wore the title of “father to political science”. Machiavelli’s The Prince, is considered to be the first modern book on political science because was innovative; it promoted a secular society and contained a concept of realism. Having an original idea is what makes something new and modern, and Machiavelli’s The Prince can definitely be considered an innovative