Machiavelli The Prince
Lynda Nwankwo
HUM 212 W01
1/6/2014
Machiavelli- The Prince
OUTLINE
The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal.
The descriptions within The Prince have the general theme of accepting that the aims of princes—such as glory and survival—can …show more content…
This is because they effectively crush their opponents and earn great respect from everyone else. Because they are strong and more self-sufficient, they have to make fewer compromises with their allies. According to Machiavelli, when a prince comes to power through luck or the blessings of powerful figures within the regime, he typically has an easy time gaining power but a hard time keeping it thereafter, because his power is dependent on his benefactors ' goodwill. He does not command the loyalty of the armies and officials that maintain his authority, and these can be withdrawn from him at a whim. Having risen the easy way, it is not even certain such a prince has the skill and strength to stand on his own …show more content…
Allan Gilbert wrote: "In wishing new laws and yet seeing danger in them Machiavelli was not himself an innovator”, because this idea was traditional and could be found in Aristotle 's writings. But Machiavelli went much further than any other author in his emphasis on this aim, and Gilbert associates Machiavelli 's emphasis upon such drastic aims with the level of corruption to be found in Italy. It is without a doubt that in between the period of Aristotle and Machiavelli’s lives, a duplicated amount of world history and policy study existed and ensued, which therefore established evident reasons for differences between the
HUM 212 W01
1/6/2014
Machiavelli- The Prince
OUTLINE
The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal.
The descriptions within The Prince have the general theme of accepting that the aims of princes—such as glory and survival—can …show more content…
This is because they effectively crush their opponents and earn great respect from everyone else. Because they are strong and more self-sufficient, they have to make fewer compromises with their allies. According to Machiavelli, when a prince comes to power through luck or the blessings of powerful figures within the regime, he typically has an easy time gaining power but a hard time keeping it thereafter, because his power is dependent on his benefactors ' goodwill. He does not command the loyalty of the armies and officials that maintain his authority, and these can be withdrawn from him at a whim. Having risen the easy way, it is not even certain such a prince has the skill and strength to stand on his own …show more content…
Allan Gilbert wrote: "In wishing new laws and yet seeing danger in them Machiavelli was not himself an innovator”, because this idea was traditional and could be found in Aristotle 's writings. But Machiavelli went much further than any other author in his emphasis on this aim, and Gilbert associates Machiavelli 's emphasis upon such drastic aims with the level of corruption to be found in Italy. It is without a doubt that in between the period of Aristotle and Machiavelli’s lives, a duplicated amount of world history and policy study existed and ensued, which therefore established evident reasons for differences between the