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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...

Evaluating the Leadership of King Solomon

In five pages Solomon's leadership is evaluated in accordance with Machiavelli's assessment to achieve a positive conclusion. The...

Machiavelli's Relevance To Modern Political Theory

This paper contends that Machiavelli's collected works laid the foundation for the beginnings of modern political science. This te...

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

virtue. Niccolo Machiavelli lived between 1469 and 1527 (Hutchinson Dictionary of World History, 1998). Born in Florence h...

Freedom and Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper discusses the ways in which freedom is portrayed in Machiavelli's The Prince. This six page paper has four sources list...

Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy and Roman Civilization

This paper addresses Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy in terms of how ambition affected society during the Roman Empire. This fiv...

Medieval Individuality and Leadership

require freedom. It would not be until much later, during the latter part of the eighteenth century, that the world would see imme...

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...

Machiavelli's Views on Agathocles and Borgia

The Prince, it is clear that they came from a multitude of places, but most notably from the example of Borgia. Some ideas would c...

Thematic Elements of Machiavelli's Mandragola

sense. After all, it is a comedy and many comedies at least hint at politics. The author also points out that Mandragola is not a ...

Machiavelli's Relevance In Modern Society

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

Discourses and The Prince Compared

the day and time in which they were written. Of course, no true political analyst can be excused simply for that reason. Still, it...

'Unethical' Conduct Principles of Niccolo Machiavelli

soldier Cesare Borgia, who was at that time engaged in enlarging his holdings in central Italy (pp. 443). Much of what Machiavelli...

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...

Machiavelli on Power and Leadership

In five pages this paper discusses Machiavelli's views on the concepts of power and leadership. Three sources are cited in the bi...

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)....

Machiavelli, Nietzsche, and Human Nature

This paper addresses Nietzche's Machiavelli's views on human nature, politics, and society. This five page paper has two sources ...

Machiavelli's Relevance to Modern Politics

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

Historical Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

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

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...

Virtue and the Political Thinking of Niccolo Machiavelli

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

Machiavelli's The Prince and Qualities of Leadership

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

Machiavelli's Views on Gender Differences

This paper discusses Machiavelli's views on women, gender, and politics as demonstrated in The Prince. This five page paper has tw...

Seeing Macbeth Through Machiavelli's Eyes

In six pages the Machiavellian approach is applied to Macbeth and examines the Lord and Lady's actions in comparison with Machiave...

Niccolo Machiavelli Characterized in The Prince

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

An Analysis of Machiavelli's Mandragola

he makes out of a mandrake plant. This root is supposed to cure her of her ailment. In other words, she will conceive a child if...

England and Italy's Political Development

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