the result desired‚ regardless of the means used to obtain the goal. Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. On the other hand‚ Thomas More the author of Utopia believes that moral compromise is justified in politics to an extent. A character in Utopia‚ Raphael Hythloday‚ believes that moral compromises are not justified in politics. To begin‚ Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics
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Western Political Theory Professor Roger Paden Authored by Jorge A. Osuna Concerning Machiavelli’s Philosophy Niccolò Machiavelli was a very complex thinker who displayed his thought through several works. There is strong biographical evidence that suggests that the author worked on The Prince and The Discourses at the same time‚ writing the former’s first draft in 1513 and starting to write the latter during the same year. It is obvious then that in order to understand the essence of The
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belong to others‚ and not being opposed to using force in order to obtain that which he desires. Despite possessing these Machiavellian qualities‚ Macbeth is not a true Machiavellian leader. According to Machiavelli‚ a prince should avoid being hated by all‚ which Macbeth doesn’t do so well. Machiavelli says a prince should avoid being cruel‚ rapacious‚ a violator of the property and women of one’s subjects‚ because “…you will find [the] cruel and rapacious– men who… did not hesitate to commit every
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Compare and contrast the different ways in which a prince can rise to power. According to Machiavelli‚ there are four main ways a prince can come into power. The first way is through prowess‚ meaning personal skill and ability. The second is through fortune‚ meaning good luck or the charity of friends. The third way is through crime‚ such as through a coup‚ conspiracy‚ or assassination. The fourth way is constitutional‚ meaning through the official support of either nobles or common people.
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liberality makes the leader despised‚ hated and poor. If he is despised by the people‚ the people will arrange a conspiracy against the prince; therefore‚ the prince needs to satisfy the people to some extent (Machiavelli 3). To do this the prince will arm the people and soldiers (5). Nicolo Machiavelli also states another quality that the prince must lack is greed and abuse of woman (3). Machiavelli’s ideal leader uses meanness and cruelty as a weapon to instill peace and loyalty (1). The good leader
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Every defining moment in history can be looked with various opinions. Using Machiavellian principles to examine the most prominent moment in the twentieth century‚ the Bolshevik Revolution‚ is just one way. While Machiavelli writes a limited amount on how to deal with power struggles and war within your own country‚ they are nonetheless still applicable. Machiavelli’s ideas can be easily applied to many parts of the year 1917 in Russian history by looking at where the past leaders failed‚ where
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dramatically based on previous experience‚ culture‚ their upbringing or the environment they’re working‚ amongst other factors. Therefore to focus on one area‚ can present many problems and challenges‚ particularly in a globally diverse culture. Machiavelli wrote 500 years ago‚ and while the principles may still be similar base don’t he political world‚ the business world needs to be far more adept to change‚ communicates globally‚ but also trades‚ and deals to increase its worth and act in its best
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Kautilya remained always active and responsible.He was also called Vishnugupta or Chanakya and famous for his pedantry and book ‘Arthasastra’as George remarks in his ‘The History Of Management Thought’ that although many individual today know of Machiavelli‚few have heard of Kautilya‚his counterpart‚who predated him by two thousand years.He was a great scholar who played a dominant part in the establishment ‚growth‚and preservation of the Indian Empire during the forth century BC.’(p-18) ‘The main
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I think that it is better to be feared than loved in order to retain and increase power. Niccolo Machiavelli‚ author of The Prince‚ provided ample evidence to support this theory. A feared prince focuses on what needs to be established in his nation and distances himself from personal affairs that interferes with his position‚ whereas a beloved prince would constantly seek validation from the people‚ thereby weakening his power and rule. “People thought Cesare Borgia was cruel‚ but that cruelty of
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is not to be Lord Robert Dudley‚ Elizabeth’s lover. Elizabeth needs to learn which of her advisers to listen to as some are not out for her best interest. Relating Leadership Ideas from Hobbes and Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes has different ideas on leadership. Machiavelli was a pragmatic leader and his approach was based on his work "The Prince and the Discourses"‚ his leadership styles were cunning‚ deceiving‚ and ruthless and his idea of power is the ability to produce
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