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Socrates and Machiavelli on Leadership

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...

Comparison Between Niccolo Machiavelli and Martin Luther King Jr.

leadership. Leadership is more than simply doing what the people say they want. It is acting to fulfill the needs of the people in...

Perspective and Wisdom of Niccolo Machiavell

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

Comparative Analysis of 2 Slave Narratives

and sorrow" (Prince; 1). She was soon sold off to a master and then began to learn about being beaten and abused as a slave. Sh...

'The Prince' Concept as Envisioned by Niccolo Machiavelli

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

Comparison of Thomas Aquinas's Writings and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

greedy for gain" (Machiavelli 56). Men, Machiavelli argued, were by nature more interested in their own good than in achieving th...

The Political Thought of Machiavelli

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...

Cruelty According to Machiavelli

can look at contemporary examples to prove this point. For instance, there is something called an intervention in twelve step prog...

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain Overview

must play. Edward Tudor, a real character, is the Prince of Wales and the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. His exchange with To...

The Brutal Political Philosophy of Machiavelli's The Prince

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

Machiavelli's The Prince, Fate and Fortune

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...

'Virtu' Princely and Civic Concepts of Niccolo Machiavelli

A Prince with virtu needed people with virtu in his armies to be able to conquer and control others and to maintain an element of ...

The Nature of Machiavelli

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

Dystopian and Utopian Literature from 1500-2000

design a society that people might like. For example, in terms of sexual repression, Mores Utopia would allow people to see one an...

An Analysis of Leadership in Machiavelli's The Prince

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

Impact and Continued Relevance of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince

the Ten which he maintained until the fall of the republic in 1512 (Kreis). He was heavily involved in the political actions in It...

Machiavelli's Views

but rather as things were at the time. That one shouldnt strive for better is insinuated, but with the reality of the throne, come...

Contemporary Life and an Application of Virtue in The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

warning regarding change: "Changes in estate also issue from this, for if, to one who governs himself with caution and patience, t...

Goodness of Government According to Niccolo Machiavelli and Aristotle

theory is brought forth numerous times throughout Aristotles well-read and well-quoted Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotles vie...

General Systems Theory and the Movie The Prince of Tides

In eight pages this paper applies general systems theory to the relationships and characters featured in the movie The Prince of T...

Human Nature as Portrayed in Machiavelli's The Prince

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

Flawed Political Arguments in The Prince

power. For example, Machiavelli points out that the ruler becomes great in the eyes of the people by overcoming difficulties and o...

Child Abuse and the Book Prince of Tides

abuses by their parents. As the book turns to the use of flashback, the reader sees three children, and it becomes clear that thei...

Holy Fool in The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

the first Russian holy fool to be canonized, in the eleventh century, and his tactics were described as, "Not wanting human glory ...

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and Political Fortune

This paper examines the importance of political fortune in this analysis of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli consisting of 5 page...

Oprah Winfrey, George Bernard Shaw, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Capitalism

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

Happy Prince by Wilde

wonders why the statue is crying. Why, when this prince is so happy does he cry after death? The gist of the explanation comes fro...

Life and Legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli

his native city. Though he had no previous political background, Machiavelli was appointed to serve as second chancellor of the F...

Machiavelli's and Boccaccio's Reality Verses Appearance

a man runs into a colleague with a woman half his age. He might assume that this married man is engaged in a clandestine romance, ...

Principles of Machiavellian Theory

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