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but who was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI ("Cesare Borgia," 2005). He was an Italian General but would resign to becom...

different ways: either by a prince, with a body of servants, who assist him to govern the kingdom as ministers by his favour and p...

In four pages this paper examines the philosophical insights each of these works offer. Five sources are cited in the bibliograph...

that same year his friend and critic Francesco Guicciardini, Papal Commissary of War in Lombardy, hired him in two minor diplomati...

too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...

as much narrative, as documentary, as historical or human horror. Horror not from the aspect of grade-B movies, but the reminder ...

In five pages this report contrasts Machiavelli's social opposition theory with the perspectives of political theorists Thomas Hob...

In five pages the political views held by Machiavelli and More are compared and then the religious positions of Luther and Erasmus...

In twenty pages this report compares the views of government espoused by each of these influential pollitical philosophers. Nine ...

and was able to study their political tactics, particularly those of the ecclesiastic and soldier Cesare Borgia, who was at that t...

armies. By the middle of the 16th century, Italy had become a battleground for the ambitions of France and the Empire, and the Ita...

forces which existed during his time. Some of those forces could be interpreted as evil, as could the impact they had on Machiave...

This paper discusses Machiavelli's, The Prince. The author addresses Centaur Chiron's role, political themes, and lessons that ca...

This paper examines whether or not Machiavelli's political theories set forth in The Prince can be applied to political situations...

You will encounter many obstacles, both within your own government and from other nations. You should be careful to surround yours...

In nine pages capitalism in its many forms are examined in terms of Oprah Winfrey's philanthropy, G.B. Shaw's play Major Barbara, ...

that men with their wisdom cannot direct them and that no one can even help them; and because of this they would have us believe t...

but weak, and Medici was allowed to return to power (2000). Machiavelli was dismissed but was soon afterward imprisoned, and sub...

a prince should behave and when behavior is justifiable. The author also to an extent addresses the nature of man. At least one ca...

the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....

to use almost any means to achieve his ends that has the most direct appeal to many amoral leaders of today. Some psychologists fi...

character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...

people. Machiavelli contends that every ruler does not want to be mean or cruel leader and rather, they want to be merciful (58)....

that what is done is not as important as the character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. At the same time, unlike a preach...

This paper examines Hobbes' work, Leviathan, as well as Machiavelli's, The Prince as they relate to the beginnings of political th...

This paper compares and contrasts Machiavelli's The Prince and Plato's Republic. This eight page paper has seven sources listed in...

This paper analyzes the various political theories of Machiavelli's The Prince in terms of manipulating beliefs, the use of rhetor...

This paper examines the historical importance of the Renaissance as it impacted Machiavelli's work, The Prince. This five page pa...

This paper examines the similarities between Alexander The Great's military tactics and the political tactics described in Machiav...

In a paper consisting of three pages Socrates' philosophy that men should always act justly is in stark contrast to Machiavelli's ...