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    people. A ruler is responsible for maintaining peace and stability. Niccolò Machiavelli‚ the Italian Renaissance philosopher and diplomat‚ states that a person who is morally good would not remain in office for too long because you are dealing with the mass of the people. He then goes on to say that it is acceptable to lie‚ deceit‚ and scheme your people to remain in power. Thomas Hobbes is an English philosopher

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    The Prince Seminar

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    The Prince Seminar Part 1-Machiavelli’s views on the nature of man and rulers: 1. Are humans fundamentally good or evil? Consider what constitutes ‘good’ or ‘evil’ in this context during the time period. Machiavelli sees humans as fundamentally evil. Even though he does point out some good attributes of humans‚ he gives more reason to believe that they are evil. In Chapter 15: Of Those for Which Men And Especially Princes Are Praised or Blamed‚ he states qualities that make somebody good

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    Machiavelli's The Prince

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    should be ran whether it be a single ruler such as a prince or multiple rulers like philosophy kings. Machiavelli intended for a society/principality to be ruled a strong ruler whether he be just or unjust‚ moral or immoral; whereas Plato believed for a society to work a just ruler such as the philosopher kings along with its other social counterparts was the perfect society. This paper intends to show how a just ruler was not something Machiavelli saw as pertinent to a society’s survival whereas Plato

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    Machiavelli Analysis

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    Machiavelli wanted leaders to be both fearful but at the same time‚ he wants them to be loving and caring. They should keep a balance between these two traits to be a successful leader. Machiavelli says‚ “Here a question arises: whether it is better to be loved than feared‚ or the reverse. The answer is‚ of course‚ that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together‚ anyone compelled to choose will find greater security in being feared than in being loved. .

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    Renaissance and Reformation

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    Renaissance and Reformation Test Humanism- Classical texts from the Greek and Roman culture lead to humanism. Humanism focused on human potential and achievements. People stopped worrying about Christian teachings. Influenced artists and architects. History‚ Literature‚ and Philosophy are humanities subjects. Secular- People became concerned with the here and now Predestination- Calvin’s book/doctrine; Institutes of the Christian Religion states that everyone is sinful by nature and God has known

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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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    European RENAISSANCE

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    HISTORY Paper V Episode 1 (5.1.1) RENAISSANCE the Rebirth Learning objectives: Meaning of Renaissance Debate among historians over Renaissance Factors that led to Renaissance Characteristics of this period Why Renaissance took place in Italy Scholars and historians mark the era spanning two centuries from the 1330s to the 1530s as the period of rebirth of European civilization. It was a rebirth from the disorder and conflict of the semi barbaric middle ages marked by oppressive feudalism

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    THE 15TH & 16TH CENTURIES A. Chapter 17: European Renaissance and Reformation‚ 1300-1600 A.1. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance A.1.a.i. Setting the Stage The late Middle Ages saw a suffering Europe. The plague and war took their toll‚ and the survivors began to question the Church‚ and their spirit of survival inspired northern Italian writers and artists to begin experimenting with different styles. a. Italy’s Advantages The Renaissance‚ meaning rebirth‚ refers to the revival of art and

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    The Renaissance was a time of change and rebirth. It was also a time when many people had very different views. The Renaissance had begun in Italy and later moved to other countries. It began in about the Fourteenth Century and reproduced many classical ideas. During the Renaissance there were a couple key views including humanism‚ which is an outlook attaching prime importance to human rather than divine matters‚ and artistic expression‚ which is the belief that your feelings can be expressed through

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    achievement of man‚ a progressive and elaborate creation of his free will. The individual‚ the leader‚ the people‚ cooperate in maintaining it." This idea of state was put forth by Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince‚ which was in essence a ruler’s handbook to governing and maintaining his land. Machiavelli conjured his theories for government by basing his ideas in his belief that men‚ especially men in power‚ tend to follow the same directions‚ and therefore by looking at past leaders and their

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