intriguing and different position on politics‚ Niccoló Machiavelli’s‚ The Prince‚ highlights key points of Machivelli’s structure of how princes/ and or pundits should govern their land. His political philosophy explains that an ideal prince is not a generous and kind representative of his people; rather he is one who will do anything in order to achieve his goals. As a fifteenth century historian‚ diplomat and humanist‚ Niccoló Machiavelli believed that religion should not be added to the political spectrum
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Joel Kaufmann 9/9/2014 CH 202 Marc Oxoby‚ Holly Smith Makavelli in this Renaissance The term “Machiavellian” was first coined by Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli but the late rap artist Tupac Shakur has also used the term in his lyrics. Machiavelli was a historian‚ politician‚ diplomat‚ philosopher‚ humanist‚ and writer based in Florence‚ Italy during the Renaissance. Tupac Shakur was a gangster rapper‚ drug dealer‚ poet‚ activist and actor born on the streets of East Harlem‚ New York
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Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 –1527) was an Italian historian‚ politician and philosopher based in Florence during the Renaissance. He was a founder of modern political science‚ and more specifically‚ political ethics. He wrote his masterpiece‚ The Prince‚ which is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of 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
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When referring to current events and leaders‚ Machiavelli’s advice to the prince is completely reliable. People of power‚ should never rely on others to get them their power‚ nor should they expect others to help them maintain their position of power. Rulers/leaders must lay down both good laws and good arms‚ and always remember to maintain a good reputation. With Machiavelli’s advice‚ all who are or wish to fulfill a position of power will do so with ease. President Obama is a perfect example
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The Prince: Analysis Paper Good Qualities of a Leader: A good leader is one who does not promote liberality because liberality makes the leader despised‚ hated and poor. If he is despised by the people‚ the people will arrange a conspiracy against the prince; therefore‚ the prince needs to satisfy the people to some extent (Machiavelli 3). To do this the prince will arm the people and soldiers (5). Nicolo Machiavelli also states another quality that the prince must lack is greed and abuse of
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The Prince Guiding Questions 1. Why did Machiavelli write The Prince? Machiavelli wrote The Prince because he wanted Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ who was the current ruler‚ to be impressed by him and show him that he was intelligent and a useful advisor to him. Machiavelli also wrote it for Princes to read and comprehend how to be successful in power. 2. Name the three major themes of The Prince. (HINT: Look at the chapter titles) One of the major themes in The Prince was Statesmanship and Warcraft.
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“The Prince” originally written for princes and rulers is a book written with monarchies in mind‚ describing how to rule in all different varieties of monarchies; from dynasties to newly developing monarchies. This book also goes into great detail of how to maintain existing monarchies or how to conquer and keep them under your rule. Older monarchies or dynasties are tougher to conquer and keep because if you cannot win the hearts of the people they will rebel to restore power to their beloved
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Machiavelli wrote The Prince as an instructional manual for a Renaissance ruler. The Prince is a mixture of practical‚ “real” advice and theoretical‚ “ideal” advice for the ruler operating under the best conditions. If you were about to become the ruler of your own country‚ which parts of Machiavelli’s advice do you think would still apply in the modern world? In your answer‚ explain and justify what advice you would personally keep and what you would disregard as a neophyte ruler. Niccolo
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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Summary Why did Niccolo Machiavelli write the prince? He wrote it like a guide. The Prince is an analysis of how to acquire and keep political power. Philosophers wrote it as how it should be‚ but Machiavelli presented it as it is. The Prince begins by addressing to Lorenzo de Medici‚ where Machiavelli tells him that he is seeking favor with the prince by offering him some of his knowledge. Machiavelli proceeds to classify the kinds of states: hereditary princedoms
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“The Prince” Nicolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince‚ which has been used by many to learn and understand his realistic political theory. In the text‚ Machiavelli depicts his very flagrant and stark outlook of human nature. He also goes into explaining why he feels that most human beings are wretched‚ selfish creatures. Hence his political theory‚ being is for a prince to control his people is to have them fear him. With my own personal experiences in life‚ I would have to agree with Machiavelli’s
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