Machiavellian virtue this is a political virtue that responds to the appeal of the public world. More than a virtue, it is a virtuosity - it is the skill that, in Machiavelli's view, anyone who aspires to be a great political leader must have. Someone with the talent, creativity and willingness to respond to the call of his time and to rise to it.
They are similar theories, which resemble the form of morality and virtue and differ in the way one sees them.
