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

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

different styles. Yet, while this may be the case, certainly there must be lines drawn and the author is not quite so critical of...

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

In five pages this paper examines the leadership construct and the idea of virtue as it is featured in The Prince by Niccolo Machi...

realist, above all, when it came to understanding human nature. He was a founder of the philosophy of history, due to his reflect...

a utopian society -- represents a rational philosophy educated by science, motivated by art, and inspired by compassion. Declarin...

many have said that Napoleon, while a good military strategist and fair leader, had hidden motives. He wanted to make the Bonapart...

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

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

In five pages the differing political views between Plato and his one time philosophy student Aristotle are discussed with Plato's...

In six pages this essay seeks to better understand the French Revolution through an application of the theories contained in Machi...

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

differences as a central element in maintaining the necessity for particular action. Machiavellis perspectives on morality expres...

In seven pages this paper examines how war was viewed by Machiavelli and Plato. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

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

influential thinkers of the ancient age. Despite their obvious inter-related lives, they still had significantly differing opinio...

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

illustrates his stance which is that people, even if they are lacking, do not have the right to coerce the wealthy. Thus, if someo...

or socialism. More realized that it would be hard to find an established model to point to and so he created his own. More explain...

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

who studied the conditions of power, political struggle, and warfare. As such, we note that this is where his authority stems from...

Once on the throne a Prince will have enormous power. But how does he keep this power? Machiavelli addresses this topic by stating...

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

In twelve pages the life of political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli and his important works are analyzed. Four sources are cite...

is not a description of Washington, D.C., in the late 20th century but representative of early 16th century Italy. "The Prince" ...

In seven pages this paper analyzes the assertion of Niccolo Machiavelli that his philosophy is devoid of idealism while critics ha...

In four pages this paper examines how imagination, power, and truth are represented in The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. There a...

n.d.). Plato did talk about God, in Timaeus, Plato said that if God made the world as perfect then the soul must be perfect, also ...

Essentially, the allegory likens those who remain unaware of forms to prisoners chained in a cave, and they cannot turn their head...