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    Machiavelli and Odysseus

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    Power and Leadership The Connection of Power and Leadership between The Odyssey and The Prince Research Assignment Stories in Diverse Media LAPS/HUMA 1780 Prepared for: Dr. Gillian Helfield Mr. Julian Manyoni Prepared by: Samuel James Ysip 212-697-983 Power and Leadership Power and leadership play a big role in accomplishing the objectives of a team. A person having these two attributes can direct a group of people towards achieving their common goal. These two components of authority

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    Machiavelli On Violence

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    state-specific characteristic. Florentine philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) presented physical violence as an absolute necessity in consolidating power . Despite having lived in different centuries and backgrounds‚ Weber’s and Machiavelli’s political theories show similarities‚ especially regarding the role of the ruler on conducting the use of violence. They both support the concept of using physical force sanctioned by the state -or the prince- to gain and maintain authority. That being said‚ their

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    Machiavelli as a Humanist

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    who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. Niccolo’ Machiavelli can be thought of as a humanist. Although opinions on this differ greatly depending on whom you speak with. Machiavelli’s life consists of so many examples and lessons that he has learned throughout his life. Through my paper‚ I intend to examine his perception of morality based on his political writings and life experiences. Niccolo’ Machiavelli was born on May 3‚ 1469 and died in 1527. Although we do not know

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    Insight on Machiavelli

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    Carey Emmerke #677 Smith GPH 320 12/1/13 The Prince: Logical or Illogical? Many times in philosophy people will bounce around the topic of a god‚ and even some who believe a god is real may not necessarily believe that their god is working in their lives daily. For me‚ Yahweh is the only logical explanation for our existence that I can come up with. Most philosophers would look at the last statement and tell me that it is not logical from their point of view for a god to even be in the picture

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    Machiavelli: Fear

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    According to Nicolo Machiavelli‚ fear should play a very significant role when it comes to the world of politics because it is the central driving vehicle to success as well as power‚ control‚ and reliability; it is because of fear that societies agree to justice and security. He believed that fear was an essential aspect to politics because of its relation to love‚ control‚ and hatred. When taking in Machiavelli’s perceptions of both the concepts of fear and love‚ it is clear that fear takes precedence

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    yamang tao

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    - In India‚ commercially cultivated for its tung oil. - Planted in tropical and subtropical areas. - In Taiwan‚ planted as a garden or shade tree. Properties - More suitable for varnish making than tung oil; although with very poor keeping qualities. - Seed is purgative. - Fresh kernels have a nutty flavor but causes a burning sensation in the mouth‚ throat‚ esophagus and stomach. Even a small part of the nut can cause violent vomiting within half an hour‚ or a terrible diarrhea‚ a few hours

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    Hobbes + Machiavelli

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    Niccolo Machiavelli. Hobbes was born in 1588 in England‚ when absolutism was taking hold in Europe. His most famous work was "Leviathan"‚ written in 1651. Hobbes discussed the ideal state and innate laws of man and nature‚ among other things. Machiavelli was born in Italy in 1469‚ a time when his home country was ruled mostly by foreign powers. His hometown‚ Florence‚ was still independent. Machiavelli’s most famous work‚ "The Prince"‚ tells of his ideal state and ideal ruler. Machiavelli goes

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    Machiavelli Discourses

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    Machiavelli’s Republic‚ a prince should be the sole authority of the state and should have a main part in determining every aspect of the state and the policies being established by the state. The best interests of the prince are gaining‚ maintaining‚ and expanding his political powers or views. Since the prince is the sole authority‚ he has the power over everything and everyone. Machiavelli speaks about this in his books The Prince and The Discourses. In The PrinceMachiavelli concerned about the

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    Machiavelli: a Cynic?

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    or evil. Machiavelli argues simply that man is self-centered and only after self preservation. He argues that mankind is immoral and greedy. His opinions are apparent as he states‚ "It may be said of men in general that they are ungrateful‚ voluble‚ dissemblers‚ anxious to avoid danger‚ and covetous of gain‚" in the eighteenth paragraph of The Prince. These thoughts and views have gained him the title of a cynic. More than a cynic however‚ Machiavelli is but a realist. Machiavelli feels that

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    Plato, Machiavelli

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    Reiko Brady Intro to Political Science 8 March 2013 Idealism vs Realism Machiavelli says the prince only has to seem good‚ not be good. Plato insists that seeming is bad‚ being is good. Nicolo Machiavelli is known as being an realist who accepted that fact that humans are brutal‚ selfish‚ and fickle while Plato was an idealist who believed people could be ruled by a philosopher king who  ruled over the warriors and tradesmen of his ideal republic with rationality. In his view the philosopher-king

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