politics around him. The line between public and private life breaks down in a regime where politics can enter‚ even invade‚ a private household. This is represented by the huge portrait of Gaddafi that Moosa hangs in the reception room‚ replacing a smaller portrait of Suleiman’s father‚ Faraj. It is Gaddafi who becomes the titular head of the "house" – he is the father figure or "The Guide"‚ instead of
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merely an exercise in cynicism. Discuss. Machiavelli is a character that has gone through history despised‚ demonized and reviled. To have one’s actions deemed “Machiavellian” is no great compliment. However‚ while some have proclaimed him to be “the preceptor of Barabbas” (Butterfield 1955)‚ I believe that they seek to take Machiavelli out of context‚ and also to purposefully misinterpret his arguments to create emotive appeals to a morality that Machiavelli rejects (Parkinson 1955‚ Lukes 2001‚ Butterfield
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translating as ’from the founding of the city (Rome)’. What Machiavelli set out to detail within the Discourses in essence‚ is the refined knowledge gleaned from an in depth analysis of Livy’s accounts‚ observations of the legislative‚ socio-political and military management structures that provided Ancient Rome such a stable and economically fruitful empire. Concerning the structures of governance as it was in 16th century florence‚ Machiavelli expressed the opinion that only six forms of government
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The Prince Introduction: Grafton’s introduction represents Machiavelli’s world of power struggles and interest. Niccolo Machiavelli thoughts on the rules of power include the struggles for every level of power‚ from the struggling in the corporate world to strategies performed by the world leader in the sixteenth century to now. He shocked me with his easy acceptance of the role of violence and cruelty in worldly success. If someone can handle this kind of situation‚ they probably could handle
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the superior quality that a leader should possess? Niccolò Machiavelli states in the “Qualities of the Prince” that “One should like to be both one and the other; but since it is difficult to join them together‚ it is much safer to be feared than to be loved” (14). Determining which of these two qualities a leader should possess has been a topic of discussion for centuries. So what makes Machiavelli’s work any different? First off‚ Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and a political philosopher‚ who
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pages of this political treatise‚ Machiavelli duly explains the qualities of a successful prince. However‚ he also explains how the importance of these very qualities affect the prince’s public image and reputation and how these play a vital role in the retention of power while keeping others from conspiring and rising against him. The ideal prince should be virtuous in that in that he should be “merciful‚ faithful‚ humane‚ religious and upright” (Machiavelli‚ Chapter XVIII‚ 2012). However‚ it
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Machiavelli & The Common Good In Discourses on Livy‚ Machiavelli argues that the purpose of politics is to promote a “common good.” This statement holds true in Machiavelli’s The Prince‚ albeit differently than one might expect. It is evident in The Prince that Machiavelli believes ensuring the common good of the community should hold high priority; therefore a primary duty of the Prince to fulfill. Machiavelli’s view on how this should be obtained‚ however‚ drastically opposes the opinions
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I think Machiavelli means leaders need to show their followers their human qualities. When using these qualities‚ leaders get people to believe what they are doing is in the best interest of everyone. Leaders get people on their side and the people do not see they are being manipulated to believe in what leaders want them to believe. But in reality‚ leaders are manipulating people to do what they want to achieve their objective. Machiavelli believes it is better to be feared
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ARAB SPRING The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday‚ 18 December 2010. To date‚ there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya resulting in the fall of the country’s government; civil uprisings in Bahrain. Syria‚ and Yemen; major protests in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco‚ and Oman; and minor protests in Lebanon‚ Mauritania‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Sudan‚ and Western Sahara. Clashes at the
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it obtains admiration and fear from both its citizens and surrounding countries‚ thus enabling its citizens to live with freedom and pursue the ultimate happiness. However‚ although the images of Utopian government are attractive and appealing‚ Machiavelli would reprimand the existence of this ideal government to be absurd and unrealistic because of its unreasonable equality
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