Consummately antithesis of what Plato says would assist in being a good leader and what a leader should fixate on‚ Machiavelli verbalizes that there should be nothing on the prince’s (leader) mind other than mastering the art of war. A leader should fixate on the mechanics of war. Study it at all times. Know your opponent. War‚ to Machiavelli‚ is described as an art which needed the full attention of the designer. The only way to be head of the state and to win is to know this art. Have it thoroughly
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and Socrates According to this dialogue‚ it was a last day of Socrates. Crito visited Socrates in prison and wanted to help Socrates to escape from the prison before the execution， but Socrates refused. There are two reasons can be discussed in this essay. Firstly‚ it can be that Socrates was afraid Crito may get into trouble for helping himself to get away from the prison. Socrates insisted his honor principle and he thought it is irresponsible to escape from the prison. Secondly‚ Socrates thinks
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(with citations) The Prince is Machiavelli’s guide for ruling and conquering states. Machiavelli elaborates on various ways to acquire principalities and provides the reader with a straightforward guide on how to successfully conquer and maintain control over states. Machiavelli analyses the strengths and flaws of certain paths to conquest‚ how to maintain a hold on power and the importance of strong arms. Machiavelli sees humans as easily persuaded and simple minded. He believes that all people want
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5/5/2013 Evolving Through Ignorance Socrates Café‚ a book written by Christopher Phillips that unfolds his story on facilitating lots of free discussion forum in a lot of different places. But what is Socrates Café itself? It is a place; a place for people who wonder‚ a place for people with different backgrounds to immerse their own self into questions and ideas and dogmas through Socratic Method. Phillips made an effort to revive the condition of what Socrates more than two millennia ago did in
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In the book‚ Plato Republic‚ Socrates had a discussion with Thrasymachus and Glaucon about justice and unjustice. In this essay‚ I shall argue that Plato’s solution of the temptation of the ring is successful in a few ways. I will describe Thrasymachus and Glaucon’s idea about justice‚ and how Socrates discuss with them in terms of the justice of the city‚ justice of individual soul‚ his theory of forms and the importance of the knowledge of the good‚ and the sun analogy and the allegory of the cave
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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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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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Julie . Isrrael . Toni . Danielle . Julie: Welcome to the royal debate for our prince. Today we have Candidate 1‚ Prince Giuliano de Medici and Candidate 2‚ Prince Lorenzo di Piero de Medici. Toni: Candidate 1 will be asked their views regarding a topic. Following Candidate 1’s response‚ Candidate 2 will be given a chance to provide a rebutal. We will begin the debate with military matters. (?) Julie: As our beautiful cou
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Themes‚ Ideas & Arguments Piety Piety is the central topic of discourse in Euthyphro. Socrates and Euthyphro spend most of this dialogue debating back and forth‚ attempting to define what might be common to all holy acts. Despite this unified focus of their conversation‚ however‚ the two men remain unable to formulate any clear‚ uncontroversial definition of piety. Euthyphro makes several attempts‚ defining piety as prosecution of civil offenders‚ as that which is dear to the gods‚ as that which
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Option 1: Socrates & the Afterlife Read selections from The Phaedo‚ available in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Focus on paragraphs 107 to 115a (pp. 437–444). Write a 350- to 700-word essay on the following: • Why does Socrates not fear death? • What are his views on death and the afterlife? • Do you agree or disagree with Socrates on this topic? • Using the Socratic method and The Good Thinker’s Tool Kit‚ formulate at least one question you would ask Socrates about his views on the
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