power‚ authority and legitimacy. [Spragen‚ 1997‚20]. These concepts are explored through the perspectives of Niccolo Machiavelli who provides insight on power‚ John Locke who states the manner in which authority( the right to rule) is established‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ who shares the means in which authority’s maintained and Plato with his idea of legitimacy- rightfulness in rule. Machiavelli wrote an ontological political thesis of what power is observing that the manifestation of social conflict was because
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References: .Annas‚ J. An Introduction To Platos Republic. Oxford : Oxford University Press‚ 1981. 2.Bonodeo‚ A. Corruption‚ Conflict And Power In The Works And Times Of Niccolo‚ Machiavelli. Los Angeles : University of California Press‚ 1973. 3.Hobbes‚ T. Leviathan‚ edited by Richard Tuck. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press‚ 1996. 4.Lock‚ J. Two Treatises of government. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press‚ 1967. 5.Morriss‚ P
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References: .Beetham‚ D. The legitimation of power. London : MacMillan Education Ltd‚ 1991. 2.Bonodeo‚ A. Corruption‚ Conflict and Power in the works and times of Niccolo‚ Machiavelli. Los Angeles : University of California Press‚ 1973. 3.Lock‚ J. Two Treatises of government. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press‚ 1967. 4.Simmons‚ A.J.‚ Moral Principles and Political Obligations‚ Princeton : Princeton University Press‚ 1979
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Niccolo Machiavelli watched as French‚ Spanish‚ and German armies wreaked havoc on Italy in 1469-1527. He became convinced that political unity and independence were ends that justified any means. Machiavelli meant by “the end justifies the means”‚ that the end result of an action was justified by the actions you took to get there. This famous quote is relevant in leadership today by examples of Harry Trumans dropping of the atom bomb‚ Hitlers final solution‚ and the attacks of 9/11. “The end justifies
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Machiavelli said that: “A ruler should be feared rather than loved” explain how he supported his statements using specific examples from the text. PRINCE ESSAY Machiavelli was harsh in his tactics‚ but they were not only effective by successful. When the Medici family was run out of Italy by the French invasion‚ there was a period of time where the Italian government didn’t know what to do‚ so they didn’t operate effectively‚ if they operated at all. Italy’s power began to grow weaker until a
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Muammar Gaddafi was in office for thirty-two years as dictator of Libya‚ despite the state’s denial of him holding any power. While Caesar was killed relatively early in his time compared to Gaddafi‚ both groups had their reasons for the assassinations. Cassius and his conspirators were afraid and acted based on what was to come from Caesar’s ambition. The National Transitional Council (NTC) was the group created during the Libyan Civil War to oppose Gaddafi’s regime. They overthrew Gaddafi for fears
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Literature Review: The Green Book In 1975‚ Muammar Gaddafi published al-Kitab al-Ahdar‚ The Green Book‚ which spelled out his political philosophy. It is considered a true reflection of the leadership style of the Libyan famous yet controversial leader. The book claimed that representative government‚ plebiscites‚ classes and political parties only foster dictatorship rather than democracy (Al Qaddafi‚ 1975). Due to this‚ it suggested a practical way of directly involving every individual in government
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freed from the long‚ totalitarian rule of Muammar Gaddafi. Libya is now recovering from Gaddafi’s policies that kept the country isolated from most of the world and hurt its diplomatic relations‚ particularly with the West‚ almost beyond repair. From foreign policy to political theory‚ Orwell’s negative utopian vision and Muammar Gaddafi’s regime share many striking similarities. Born in 1942‚ near Surt in the desert region of Libya‚ Muammar Gaddafi was the last child and only son of his family who
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Should the U.S. be spying on its friends? All governments‚ include the U.S. government‚ spy on their friends and enemies; the indignation of leaders to this news for the benefit of their people. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany arrived on Oct. 25‚ 2013‚ to meet with European leaders in Brussels. She had expressed concern over American spying. Germany was angry at the US government for spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel. At the same time‚ Brazil and Mexico were also concerned that the National
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political instability that is facing the country of Libya after having their own “Arab Spring” by overthrowing 40 years of Gaddafi regime (8). The question now is how can a country recover the destruction from the unchallenged tyrant? I do believe that the “Arab Spring” has left a new Libya with severe and longstanding challenges. Libyans will begin a new life after Gaddafi in terms of reconstruction of their legal‚ civic‚ political and moral standards that make a functioning society and government
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