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he considered to be the most significant reason society is its own opposing force. According to Hobbes, subjects of the omnipoten...

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

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

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...

classical realism and to assess the general ethical issues raised by realism and the relationship between science and politics" (F...

This paper examines Machiavelli's Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius. The author discusses Machiavelli's views on...

of all possible worlds, at least as he saw it. Much of The Prince looks at the world through the eyes of the monarch. Machiavel...

The ruler was seen as Gods representative on earth and his use of absolute power was justified by his receiving the right to rule ...

off track and nothing is accomplished. When he talks about "logistics" its fair to assume that he means things like making sure th...

culpable. It is true that many other nations, such as France, opposed the war effort in Iraq. Did the U.S. overstep its bounds? Wh...

a prince ... cannot observe all of those virtues for which men are reputed good, because it is often necessary to act against merc...

the most intelligent way to go about ruling a community or a state. But, as indicated in the introduction, there are places where ...

With the new currency, there is fear that the EU will focus on trade over security issues. In the past, Europe has had a lot of pr...

he also suggests that this "writing," in allowing the chief to retain his position, is in effect reducing the rest of the tribe to...

in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

This paper examines if Niccolo Machiavelli or Plato would have provided Ralph with better advice on governing the island in this a...

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

In ten pages this paper discusses virtue and duty as viewed in On Duties by Cicero and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Three s...

In five pages this paper considers the 'ends justifies the means' position of author Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince. Three sou...

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

In eight pages this research paper discusses whether or not morality can be reinforced in citizens by the state in a comparative a...

In six pages this paper presents the argument that an adequate overview of the humanism of the Italian Renaissance can be achieved...

In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and the Social Contract of John Locke in a cons...

This paper examines the political beliefs of Niccolo Machiavelli, with an emphasis on his beliefs regarding evil in politics. Thi...

reasons, among them the reaction of fear and disbelief. John Stuart Mill addressed the fatalism of his age by theorizing the prin...

taking a life to save two hardly ever arises. How can these outlandish case studies and extreme concepts be applied to administrat...

turns on anything and everything that is not ethnically "pure" (Ignatieff, 1993). This can quickly lead to war. What happens is...

Machiavelli had been imprisoned by the opposing Medici and he saw how the conflict between politicians can destroy what issues are...

This paper contrasts and compares the political philosophies of theorists John Locke and Niccolo Machiavelli in 5 pages. Two sour...