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    atypical way of depicting the qualities of a successful leader. Machiavelli developed a way of thinking that changes the human perspective on what a quality leader is made of. He took what people were afraid to say aloud and voiced it in a way that almost unraveled the truth about what people in power were really like. Machiavelli comes to a junction is his essay when he writes; “being disarmed makes you despised”. When Machiavelli says this he means to say that in order for someone to appear powerful

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    Hobbes Vs Machiavelli

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    Theory Final Paper Foucault vs. Hobbes‚ and Machiavelli Power by definition is the possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy. The question is now not what power is but how do the means of which power is exerted form and who or whom enforces these means. There are several ways to answer this question‚ none of which are entirely correct. By looking at the theories provided by Michel Foucault and comparing them to Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes we will gain a general understanding

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    When Confucius met Socrates It is world-renowned that Confucius and Socrates are the top-ranking philosophers. They are both authorities in their own field of their countries. Nevertheless‚ there have been some arguments about the conflicts between the Chinese culture and Western thoughts. Speaking of the differences between the Chinese and the west‚ there must be some reasons for it. Initially‚ in my book‚ the conflicts stem from the different history. We all know that European civilization

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    Teaching has been around for ages‚ just how a mother teaches her child to act (to follow all orders and rules). Two of the first actual teachers in history were Confucius and Herodotus. Confucius was a renowned‚ Chinese philosopher and teacher who created the 5 classics: Book of Odes‚ Book of Documents‚ Book of Changes‚ Book of Rites‚ and the Spring and Autumn Annals. Each book taught emotion‚ spirituality‚ and history. Herodotus traveled from one territory to another gathering information on the

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    Gandhi vs Machiavelli

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    In one of the masterpiece book about politics The Prince‚ Machiavelli defined the notion of politics as war and politics form an organic whole while war is a political instrument‚ politics itself is warlike activity. In this perspective‚ violence seen as an inevitable factor in politics. focus the unity of ends and means.  This argument claims that the means creates the kind of end that ultimately is achieved; violence and unjust action as means will simply reinforce those kinds of behavior in whatever

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    Machiavelli vs. Erasmus

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    Machiavelli vs. Erasmus I believe that both of these views‚ to a certain extent and in certain situations‚ are still relevant today. With some people‚ the parts of the population that seek only to gain in their lives‚ and not contribute to the betterment of society‚ I would say that the Machiavellian approach would be of better use. Because he is right‚ a lot of men are ungrateful‚ fickle‚ deceptive‚ avoiders of dangers and eager to gain. With these kinds of people‚ they will try to take what they

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    Machiavelli Essay

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    from Machiavelli’s “In What manner Princes Ought to Keep Their Words” How commendable in a prince it is to keep his word and live with integrity‚ not making use of cunning and subtlety‚ everyone knows well. Yet we see by experience in these our days that those princes have effected great matters who have made small reckoning of keeping their words and have known by their craft to turn and wind men about and in the end have overcome those who have grounded upon the truth. You must then know there

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    Confucius is believed to have resided about 2‚500 or so years ago‚ he is recognized for establishing the nature for much conventional Chinese music for thousands of years. He was a notorious music teacher and a brilliant musician who could play several instruments expertly. He also was China’s foremost social philosopher. In Confucian teachings‚ the principle and function of music are arranged and the qualities of "good music" are well-defined. Also‚ the Qin which is commonly known as the Guqin remained

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    In Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince‚ Machiavelli writes on the ways and means in which a prince can acquire power. One of the most shocking ways in which a leader can achieve power‚ through Machiavelli’s thoughts‚ is through instilling fear in those who follow and by using criminal means. Power

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    Kautilya remained always active and responsible.He was also called Vishnugupta or Chanakya and famous for his pedantry and book ‘Arthasastra’as George remarks in his ‘The History Of Management Thought’ that although many individual today know of Machiavelli‚few have heard of Kautilya‚his counterpart‚who predated him by two thousand years.He was a great scholar who played a dominant part in the establishment ‚growth‚and preservation of the Indian Empire during the forth century BC.’(p-18) ‘The main

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