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    Plato, Machiavelli

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    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 was in charge of making the state a

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    Machiavelli and Humanism

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    ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLES FOR LEADERSHIP AND RULE SEEN IN THE WORK OF NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI How far is Machiavelli and advocate of a republic and republicanism? INTRODUCTION The History of Republics and Republicanism has been interpreted in numerous ways leading to the ambiguity seen in the modern world of what a republic really stands for and what are its principles. The same can also be said about Niccolo Machiavelli. His work The Prince has been interpreted in many different fashions since

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    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 Prince‚ Machiavelli concerned about the principality of the state and the Prince’s role within the sovereign state. “Men worry less about doing an injury to one who makes himself loved than to one who makes himself feared

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    Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)‚ Italian historian‚ statesman‚ and political philosopher‚ whose amoral‚ but influential writings on statecraft have turned his name into a synonym for cunning and duplicity. Born in Florence on May 3‚ 1469‚ Machiavelli entered government service as a clerk and rose to prominence when the Florentine Republic was proclaimed in 1498. He was secretary of the ten-man council that conducted the diplomatic negotiations and supervised the military operations of the republic

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    TA Corinne Knight 12/06/13 About Applications of Machiavelli Project Company: Coca-Cola Company There are many ideas people can learn from history’s great thinkers and achievers. The Renaissance Era had the fastest progress in history. During this era‚ many thinkers and achievers such as Niccolo Machiavelli‚ Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo introduced new ideas and new forms of art. Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian politician and diplomat. The reason his theories are

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    Machiavelli the Prince

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    Chapters I–IV - THE PRINCE Summary — Chapter I: The Kinds of Principalities and the Means by Which They Are Acquired Machiavelli describes the different kinds of states‚ arguing that all states are either republics or principalities. Principalities can be divided into hereditary principalities and new principalities. New principalities are either completely new or new appendages to existing states. By fortune or strength‚ a prince can acquire a new principality with his own army or with the arms

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    Machiavelli

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    power by their guilt and their cruelty. Macbeth‚ following his first act of cruelty is rattled with guilt‚ but progresses to the Macbeth that capriciously orders the murders of his close friends. Lady Macbeth‚ who at first appears eager to slaughter King Duncan‚ eventually slays herself because of the unbearable guilt that encumbers her. Furthermore‚ both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth use their power in curious ways. Lady Macbeth uses it to subjugate Macbeth into increasing her wealth and societal status

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    Machiavelli and Hobbes

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    Machiavelli and Hobbes To be successful‚ one must have the appearance of virtuousness‚ but not necessarily be virtuous. At least‚ this appears to be true according to Niccolo Machiavelli’s works. Machiavelli’s idea of the virtuous republican citizen may be compared to Hobbes’ idea of a person who properly understands the nature and basis of sovereign political power. Hobbes’ ideas seem to suggest that most anyone can claim rightful authority as there is a belief in God‚ and one can under Hobbes

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    Claudius the Machiavelli

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    Claudius the Machiavelli There are many kinds of people in the world. Some people are kind‚ generous‚ caring‚ etc. But there are the kinds of people who are selfish deceiving and very cruel to those around them and only puts themselves before other people‚ these are characteristics of a Machiavellian character. In the story of Shakespeare‚ Hamlet‚ shows a great example of a Machiavellian character Claudius. Claudius is the type of man who is willing to go to the extremes in order to keep high position

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    Machiavelli and Odysseus

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    situations. It also contains different theories on how the structure of a monarchy affects a king’s superiority in his own kingdom. Throughout Odysseus’ journey‚ he made questionable decisions that contradict the teachings of Machiavelli. By not following the guidelines of Machiavelli on leadership and power management‚ as a result‚ Odysseus failed to lead his team safely back to Ithaca.

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