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    Machiavelli isn’t necessarily a teacher of evil because of his courtesy to educate others about past history and persuade people to think differently. We are shown from the Prince that although Machiavelli does have an admiration for ones fortune and skill (virtue). Although there is a set of controversial approaches that he tries to suede people in a position of power to adjust themselves. With this we can learn that although there is to be some success in the mist of violence shown through his

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    HOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THHOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS OF POWER‚ AUTHORITY AND LEGITEMACY? Plato‚ Locke and Machiavelli deal with addressing the concepts of power‚ legitimacy and authority through illustrating constant contrasts and the underpinning of authority. Plato deals especially with the legitimacy of those in power focusing on the morality of politics and the need for the enlightenment of authority (Spragens‚ 1997:41)‚ but looking at the status

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    In the World of Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli Even though Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli were both advisors there was still many differences of the two’s views on how a government should be. A leader is a person who leads or commands a group‚ organization‚ or a country. It does not matter what state‚ country‚ or city someone lives in they are guaranteed to have a leader. Leaders have been around in every era. If considered to be a leader‚ people wanted to be great and admired for what they had done or were

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    Lao-Tzu vs. Machiavelli

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    Lao-tzu vs. Machiavelli Government is the essential authority of a country or state‚ which directly affects society because it provides key securities. How directly involved should the government be in the personal lives of society? To answer this I will look to the ideas of Lao-tzu (sixth century B.C.)‚ believed to be author of the Tao-te Ching‚ and Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)‚ author of The Prince There are few ways in which they are similar‚ but have very opposite views and ideas of government

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    to the English language as a synonym for "deceitful." During his service in the Florentine government‚ he had had the opportunity to deal diplomatically with kings and princes from all parts of Europe. The early 15th century the time of Niccole Machiavelli‚ Italy was anarchy of states. It was divided into thirty principalities each ruled by a prince. It was a turbulent time of conflict and contradiction new ideas and new technology are rocking like a great earthquake. It was a time where there were

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    The Qualities of a Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli In The Qualities of a Prince‚ Niccolo Machiavelli discusses the attributes that he believes make for a good leader. Although Machiavelli wrote The Qualities of a Prince centuries ago‚ some of the qualities he advises a prince to have can be adapted to the leaders of today. Some of these qualities include being generous and being feared by the public. Machiavelli claims that if “generosity is used in such a manner as to give you a reputation

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    Epiphanies‚ Nature and Experience – Rousseau vs. Wordsworth I remember a certain time during my senior year of high school when I was in the process of deciding a major and which colleges to apply to. I was driving home from work. As I was driving home‚ I was listening to the radio and a story came on about a girl who decided to teach English overseas to others who need to learn. As soon as I heard that‚ out of nowhere‚ it really hit me hard. Something clicked in my brain and I thought of something

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    opposition to Rousseau she is arguing Once women are given the proper amount of education they will then be able to acquire and achieve that same amount of political equality as a man. Although she argues this she believes that a women’s priority aside from being involved is to be a mother and wife. Women deserve social equality with men and should be given the education necessary to achieve it. (Zeitlin‚ 2001. P.40) Rousseau argues that women are not naturally born to be that same as men. Rousseau denies

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    Machiavelli: Principality and Republic Among the most widely-read of the Renaissance thinkers was Niccolò Machiavelli‚ a Florentine politician who retired from public service to write at length on the skill required for successfully running the state. Impatient with abstract reflections on the way things "ought" to be‚ Machiavelli focused on the way things are‚ illustrating his own intensely practical convictions with frequent examples from the historical record. Although he shared with other humanists

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    Lao-Tzu vs Machiavelli

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    Accordingly‚ in their pieces of literature‚ The Tao-te Ching and The Qualities of the Prince‚ Lao-tzu and Machiavelli have sought to convey a more complete and concrete understanding of their respective definitions and duties of a ruler (leadership). The theme of political leaders and their intricate relationship with society indeed validate itself within both texts. However‚ both Lao-tzu and Machiavelli approach this issue from almost entirely opposite positions‚ though sharing minute similarities. Lao-tzu

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