Sargon of Akkad (2370-2315 B.C.E.). Sargon started his rule with a few and with his military genius and excellent leadership skills‚ he created one of the largest empires in history. He perfectly fits the description provided by Crone as a political ruler in a complex human society due to his excellent decision making and his ability to appeal to his people. The most important quality of being a good leader is being able to make decisions that no one else could make. One trait of a complex society
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socioeconomic classes consist of multiple branches. Nonetheless‚ it all essentially came down to two undeniable factions‚ the oppressors and the oppressed. Niccolo Machiavelli‚ being a mixture of the two due to his living condition while writing the book‚ gained a middle-ground which allowed him to achieve omnipotent intelligence that so many rulers normally lack‚ first hand experience of what it like to live both lives‚ one as a peasant and the other as a nobleman. This
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various points in history. Hundred years war‚ 1337-1453 Edward III of England asserts the French throne including English victories at Poitier and Crecy - continue for the next 40 years‚ but it is not until Henry V’s victory at Agincourt in 1415 that an English monarch is answered affirmatively as the king of France’s heir. Henry dies in 1422 - as does Charles VI of France - and his baby son is head ornamented King of England and France. Supporters of Charles VI’s son continue following
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Machiavelli entering into evil In chapter VIII‚ Machiavelli believed that the necessity of being cruel is really important for the princes or leaders. He does not hesitate to support the necessity of cruelty and crime in founding power; however the cruelty has to be limited; otherwise the princes will be hated. Machiavelli argued that cruel acts must be committed only as necessary‚ but all at once and then ceased‚ so that the populace will forget them. “Hence it should be noted that in talking
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POLS 3310 Tu/Th 4-5:30 Final Paper Machiavelli in his book “The Prince” seems to sap the very foundations of morality and stops at nothing short of capsizing the entire edifice of religion. His thoughts resonate with a loathing of true virtue and propagate corrupted politics. Actually‚ today the term Machiavellianism is used to refer to the use of deceitfulness to advance one’s goals or desires. In ‘The Prince”‚ Machiavelli breaks from the classical view of virtue as represented by his philosophic
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behind closed doors‚ far from the prying eyes and ears of the news media or the public. But this has not always been the case. Niccolò Machiavelli was brave enough to give the leaders of his day a how-to guide. In this work‚ The Qualities of a Prince‚ we are given a point-by-point description of what a leader should do to effectively lead his country. Machiavelli explains that‚ because leadership is (obviously) a position of command‚ "[war] is the only profession which benefits one who commands.
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Unlike the idealistic ancient philosophers such as Plato‚ who discusses politics in “the context of things above politics” (Machiavelli vii)‚ the modern philosophers‚ Niccolò Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes‚ take a realistic approach in explaining political actions and outcomes. Considered to be among the first social scientists‚ they both try to delve deep into the nature of mankind and its relationship to politics. In the course of doing so‚ both authors seem to believe that virtue and morality‚
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.Issiah Jackson 1-17-13 Absolute Rulers Essay Hon World History Louis XIV‚ Peter the Great‚ and Tokugawa Ieyasu all considered their own power and strengthened their states in many different ways but their actions were all similar. They united their states‚ introduced reforms and assessed their power and the effect that they could have on others. Although their techniques were different‚ the ways these monarchs ruled their states show great similarities. Unity is one of the many things
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When looking back at what has become of modern western civilization‚ one would find that the circumstances of the earliest generations of rulers to be quite like the circumstances of those unstable‚ “barbaric” developing nations. When carefully observing this‚ one would find those nations typically stabilize after the rise of strong personalities and entities who can assert their dominance in a state of turmoil. As once stated by the 14th-century sociologist Ibn Khaldun in one of his most prized
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Essay Question #1 Thesis: Elizabeth I of England and Catherine the Great of Russia both had satisfied Machiavelli’s condition of a good ruler by being both firm and sly policies against the peasants/serfs‚ foreign countries‚ and religions. 1. Paragraph 1 TP: Elizabeth I had used merciful and tolerant policies against the peasants in order to avoid the revolts‚ while Catherine the Great had used force to crush the revolts and suppressed the serfs a. Elizabeth I i. Caring‚ Merciful‚ Cautious
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