Ryan Bourque AP European Statistics 9-24-14 Mrs. Flemming Machiavelli: The Prince Machiavelli’s The Prince is a short treatise‚ written in 1513 and published in 1532‚ about how one should rule. Since its publication‚ The Prince has been surrounded by popularity and controversy. It is considered the first modern philosophical political work of literature‚ considering its message reflects certain modern ethical political themes. Widely circulated at the time‚ The Prince is about how princes‚ either
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In The Prince‚ Machiavelli writes about the ways in which a prince should rule and serve up to his expectations. Many rulers look towards The Prince as a guidebook that enables them to experience the ruling systems of the past and incorporating these principles to their period of time. Even though Machiavelli wrote The Prince primarily due to the situation that his city of Florence was currently in‚ his advice and suggestions reach distances far apart from Florence‚ rather‚ it reaches the entire
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action in order to be what Machiavelli describes as a strong Prince. In chapters 5-10‚ Machiavelli gives the reader a perfect image of the stone-hearted reputation that he has been renowned for throughout his years as a political writer. He states his own beliefs on annexing a democratically free state‚ commonwealth‚ or republic and how to appropriately reign over the peoples of said state‚ while at the same time commanding loyalty and respect of its citizens. Machiavelli explains in chapter 5 that
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Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3‚ 1469 in Florence‚ Italy. The young Machiavelli became a diplomat after the temporary fall of Florence’s ruling Medici family in 1494. He served for 14 years during Medici family exile. After his involvement in an unsuccessful attempt to organize a Florence militia against Medici return in 1512. Machiavelli was jailed and banished with any role in political life. As an exile Machiavelli turned to farming and writing. His major efforts‚ however‚ were of a literary
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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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Your friend insists that Machiavelli believed that gaining power was the ultimate goal‚ regardless of human morality. Analyze the following passage from The Prince and use this passage to help your friend understand Machiavelli in a different light: “ Yet it cannot be called prowess to kill fellow citizens‚ to betray friends‚ to be treacherous‚ pitiless‚ irreligious. These ways can win a prince power but not glory” (The Prince‚ 29). While you must base your rebuttal to your friend’s position
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should not let the nation to go under disorder and chaos because at the end the leaders are the one who decide. Also‚ Machiavelli believed that it’s the prince’s responsibility to lead his state into order and give the stability to his people. The characteristics of an excellent prince are being respected and feared‚ good virtues‚ and intelligent. Discussion As Machiavelli believed‚ a prince or a leader ought to be feared and respected because it is not his responsibility to be loved or
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to you to advise you about the way your politics are working. In my ninth grade World History course we have been studying the ways and politics of Machiavelli. As an assignment in the class‚ we are required to advise you about your troubles of not being the president that you want to be. I have been informed to advise you in the ways of Machiavelli and explain to you how you should take into consideration the way that you run your military‚ the values of fear from the people over love of the people
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thorn that is wise and feared amongst other men. According to Machiavelli‚ a general should be the prince because the sense of betrayal could fall into the general?s hands. Thus‚ a prince should be a general and a prince all in one. In the article The Qualities of the Prince‚ the author (Niccolo Machiavelli) states that the qualities of a prince should have great moral principles because of the strengths that come with the power. Machiavelli believes a prince should be the wisest of all the wise men
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Lao-tzu and Machiavelli are political philosophers writing in two different lands and two different times. Lao-tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher from 6th century BC‚ the author of Tao-te Ching‚ and Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher who lived 2000 years after Lao-tzu’s time‚ author of Prince. They are both philosophers but have totally different perspective on how to be a good leader. While both philosopher’s writing is instructive. Lao-tzu’s advice issues from detached view
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