― 225 ― http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft5m3nb3ft&chunk.id=d0e9454&toc.id=d0e9454&brand=ucpress 9 Renaissance and Reformation An Essay on Their Affinities and Connections This essay was commissioned by the organizers of the Fourth International Luther Congress‚ held in St. Louis in 1971. I tried to demonstrate in it not only the affinities of the Reformation with the Renaissance but also the European-wide character of the impulses underlying the Reformation
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Eric Garnica AP Euro Per 4 1/20/13 Essay #15 Machiavelli believed that a leader should possess the ability to heroically and decisively for the good of their country. Machiavelli’s suggestion that a ruler should be like a lion and a fox was fairly true in Europe. Machiavelli uses a lion in comparison to a ruler because he thought a king should be strong and maintain an honest image. He also uses a fox as a symbol to show how a ruler is deceitful.Catherine the Great of Russia and Elizabeth I of
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According to Nicolo Machiavelli‚ fear should play a very significant role when it comes to the world of politics because it is the central driving vehicle to success as well as power‚ control‚ and reliability; it is because of fear that societies agree to justice and security. He believed that fear was an essential aspect to politics because of its relation to love‚ control‚ and hatred. When taking in Machiavelli’s perceptions of both the concepts of fear and love‚ it is clear that fear takes precedence
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Machiavelli’s Republic‚ a prince should be the sole authority of the state and should have a main part in determining every aspect of the state and the policies being established by the state. The best interests of the prince are gaining‚ maintaining‚ and expanding his political powers or views. Since the prince is the sole authority‚ he has the power over everything and everyone. Machiavelli speaks about this in his books The Prince and The Discourses. In The Prince‚ Machiavelli concerned about the
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The Prince In The Prince Machiavelli‚ an Italian Renaissance philosopher expressed his interpretation on how a government should be ran in order to make his city more powerful and vigorous. Machiavelli explained that in order for a city-state to run efficiently the prince needs to know how to regulate and command the town. Throughout the book Machiavelli brings up numerous standards that a prince should follow. Secularism‚ humanism‚ and independence are the most important principles that are in
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loved. This is the second quality that Machiavelli gives advise that will make a good ruler. Every prince would want to be considered merciful‚ though he should be careful not to mismanage this clemency of his. Machiavelli point out how Cesare Borgia was cruel‚ yet he was able to provide peace and order to the Romagna. Therefore‚ no prince should mind being called cruel for what he does to keep his subjects united and loyal. Machiavelli believes that a prince should make examples of punishing a few
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Charlie MacDonald 2/4/2011 Philosophy 1.) In Joe Sachs translation of‚ Aristotle’s on the soul and on Memory and Recollection‚ we are presented with the idea that our soul is broken up in to the contemplative and the practical forms of intellect. We use our contemplative and practical intellect to identify what is good for us‚ so that our desires reflect our needs. Although‚ they both work towards the same goal‚ both are separate and depend on ineffable forces for success. The contemplative
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Machiavelli was born on May 3‚ 1469 in Florence‚ Italy. Florence was considered one of the most dominant Italian power to conquer. It was the main attraction for the renaissance’s influences. Throughout the years‚ Machiavelli’s presence was around the time that both the French and Spanish armies were fighting over the control of Italy. During this time‚ Italy was falling apart because it was deficient in leadership. Machiavelli served 14 years as Chancellor of Florence before he was exiled in
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The literature of Niccolo Machiavelli‚ Giovanni Pico della Mirandola‚ and Baldassare Castiglione’s greatly illustrated the fundamental characteristics of humanism‚ individualism‚ secularism‚ and a fascination with antiquity. Displaying and analyzing their various works of literature can define these characteristics in more detail. Humanism is a group of perspectives centered around humans and their values‚ capabilities‚ and worth. Machiavelli‚ Mirandola‚ and Castiglione were all humanist teachers
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Emmerke #677 Smith GPH 320 12/1/13 The Prince: Logical or Illogical? Many times in philosophy people will bounce around the topic of a god‚ and even some who believe a god is real may not necessarily believe that their god is working in their lives daily. For me‚ Yahweh is the only logical explanation for our existence that I can come up with. Most philosophers would look at the last statement and tell me that it is not logical from their point of view for a god to even be in the picture. Humans
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