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'Of Identity And Diversity' According to John Locke

based solely upon interpretive existence: 1) For an ordinary physical object (such as a tree) to really exist is for it to exist e...

'On the Standard of Taste' by David Hume

would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...

Definitions of Poverty and its Effects

to the industrial subsistence patterns of today. If we define poverty from a strictly numeric perspective, as the so-called "pove...

Flaws in Characters Vivian Bearing, King Oedipus, Willy Loman, and Othello

bodies in its past, the King confidently reassured his ailing people, "My search has found one way to treat our disease - and I ha...

Willie Talos' Fatal Flaw

The murderer is fully aware of the relationships. Also, it is hard to argue that the affairs do not matter. Today, there is a tend...

Three Philosophies: Utilitarianism, Libertarianism and Rawlsianism—Which Makes the Most Sense?

society, he would most likely act simply to benefit himself, but if he worked from behind a "veil of ignorance," in which he did n...

The Impact of Globalization on Local Cultures

The dominant argument for the dilution of culture is through the spread of western ideals and values though the media as well as t...

'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 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...

Power from the Perspectives of Niccolo Machiavelli

government. In fact, there are many theories and ideologies rendering leadership, and then there is Machiavelli. Much of Machiavel...

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince and Human Nature

the ultimate goal or greater good." In essence, he is arguing, according to Oldham, that the end justifies the means and that any ...

Literature and the West's Medieval and Renaissance Cultures

Dantes (1999) Florentine origin, one first must ascertain the reasons why people are drawn to his work. Is it that poems are enjo...

Niccolo Machiavelli and Plato on Political Leadership

In five pages a comparison and contrast of how these philosophers perceived political leadership are made by noting the difference...

Political Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper addresses the political impact of Niccolo Machiavelli's classic work, The Prince. This five page paper has eight sourc...

The Moral Issue of Abortion

A ten page realistic examination of the abortion argument from political and social perspectives includes relevant issues and beli...

Did Hamlet Commit Suicide or Was He Murdered in William Shakespeare's Tragedy?

In five pages this paper presents the argument that despite opposing evidence, Prince Hamlet in fact committed suicide in this tra...

Methodology of Machiavelli and Alexander The Great

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

Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Early Political Thinking

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

Political and Social Concepts of Aristotle, Thomas More, and Niccolo Machiavelli

between both extremes. The fundamental theme of "Utopia" is the determination of the best state for a commonwealth, the b...

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...

Is Power a Condition of Capacity or Coercion?

In five pages this paper uses The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli in support of the argument that power is a condition of capacity r...

Political Goodness and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

has the most direct appeal to many amoral leaders of today. Some psychologists find in his works deep insights as to the nature of...

Modern Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper addresses various tenets of Machiavelli's political theories and details how and why they are still relevant today, hun...

Niccolo Machiavelli and Morals

In four pages this paper examines the differences between social morality and political tools as outlined by Niccolo Machiavelli i...

Political Power in All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

In six pages this paper compares the political power described in Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince with power in All the King's Me...

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...

Writing a Letter to King Louis XVI of France

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

Political Themes Seen In Machiavelli

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