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too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...

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

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...

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

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

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

In Machiavellis view, it is mans desire to attain the unattainable, which is the greatest threat to humanity. As soon as he accep...

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

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

virtue is something that people can live with on a daily basis. Virtue is equated with doing the right thing in the present. Ideal...

ground, whether that is through dialectical discourse or reason (1994). Barber claims that neither approach leaves any room for po...

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

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

This paper discusses how the works of Machiavelli still influence political thinking and theory hundreds of years after his death....

This research paper investigates the part played by the state within the context of world politics. Specifically, the writer exami...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

of the day. There were Kings and Christians and those who were attached to Enlightenment ideals. In essence, Machiavellis world wa...

a student, or anyone else, this think, but can present some insights that students and teachers alike may find useful, he states ...

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...

This paper discusses the ways in which virtue is portrayed in The Prince. This five page paper has four sources listed in the bib...

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

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

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

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