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    Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian statesman and political philosopher. He lived in Florence‚ Italy during the 1400’s. During that time period the country of Italy was divided into states which had their own leaders‚ but controlled by a king. Greatest leaders were needed during the time in order to develop the states and the country. Machiavelli’s theory was that man needs to be a perfect leader to control men‚ In his book The Prince‚ he throws light on the perfect leader and describes the means

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    you appear to be‚ few experience what you really are.”  ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ The Prince “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”  ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ The Prince tags: political-philosophy “There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.”  ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ Machiavelli Niccolo : Prince “it is much safer to be feared than loved because

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    Niccolio Machiavelli (Born May 3rd‚ 1469 – 1527 Florence‚ Italy.) His writings have been the source of dispute amongst scholars due to the ambiguity of his analogy of the ‘Nature of Politics” and the implication of morality. The Prince‚ has been criticised due to it’s seemingly amoral political suggestiveness‚ however after further scrutiny of other works such as The Discourses‚ one can argue that it was Machiavelli’s intention to infact imply a positive political morality

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    book was essential in aiding prince of Florence‚ Lorenzo de Medici‚ to help solidify the union in Italy. Machiavelli created it in an effort to gain the position of Lorenzo’s political advisor. As a result of the book‚ Machiavelli was appointed Lorenzo’s political advisor demonstrating how concrete his claims and supporting evidence were in gaining and maintaining control. Despite being principles established in the past‚ it is still relevant to businesses today. Similar to the prince’s guideline‚ the

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    Machiavelli intended The Prince to serve as a guide to creating and holding on to a principality. In it‚ he also characterizes a "good" society and the necessary tools for building one. Although Machiavelli conceives the republic as being the most practical form of government‚ he reasons that it is still possible to create a good society under a monarchy‚ as long as the leader of the monarchy follows the stipulated guidelines. Machiavelli realized that humans are predisposed to act perniciously and

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    their community‚ however‚ Niccolo Machiavelli presents it in a new way. He defines virtue or “virtu” in three different ways; it is physical strength‚ utility‚ and most importantly‚ political ability. Throughout his letter‚ “The Prince”‚ to the Magnificent Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ Machiavelli emphasizes that a prince will not have success unless he is virtuous in these three areas. He links virtue to man’s ability to understand the world and to control it. Machiavelli focuses on the virtue of liberty

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    Machiavelli as well as Hobbes have different views but also had similar ones. Machiavelli was a man that was interested in the perseverance of the Prince rather than that of the regular people. On the other hand Hobbes was looking out for the well-being of the whole community. When we look at both we can see what they mean and how it is still relevant to today’s politics. There is also a third person to look at and compare with Machiavelli and Hobbes‚ which is Rousseau. Each of the men listen above

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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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    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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    While in exile‚ Niccoló Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes wrote about their political views on how to inaugurate a sturdy government. During each of their lives‚ they both contributed political philosophies that had differences and similarities. In Machiavelli’s The Prince and Hobbes’s The Leviathan‚ their philosophies are portrayed on how to maintain a stable government. Hobbes is recognized as the founder of the most later Western political philosophy in response to the social contract theory he established

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