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a utopian society -- represents a rational philosophy educated by science, motivated by art, and inspired by compassion. Declarin...
to order--cruelty, deception, and force were all justified in his view if these forces accoplished the desired goals. In wielding ...
This paper addresses the political impact of Niccolo Machiavelli's classic work, The Prince. This five page paper has eight sourc...
This paper analyzes Machiavelli's classic work, with an emphasis on chapter twenty-one and the topic of gaining esteem. This seve...
This paper addresses modern leadership issues relevant to Machiavelli's classic work. This nine page paper has seven sources list...
This paper addresses Machiavelli's attitudes and perspectives regarding Italy's common citizens as expressed in The Prince. This ...
In Machiavellis view, it is mans desire to attain the unattainable, which is the greatest threat to humanity. As soon as he accep...
In four pages this paper discusses how morality is humorously depicted in Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters, Machiavelli's Madragol...
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...
In five pages this paper considers the similarities between these great thinkers in a comparative analysis of Galileo's Starry Mes...
In five pages this paper examines how after the First World War shifting leadership in Russia, Italy, and Germany resulted in a ra...
have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...
different styles. Yet, while this may be the case, certainly there must be lines drawn and the author is not quite so critical of...
King of France in 1589 (2000). He was raised in the Protestant faith and "he settled the religious question by adopting Catholicis...
but weak, and Medici was allowed to return to power (2000). Machiavelli was dismissed but was soon afterward imprisoned, and sub...
the ultimate goal or greater good." In essence, he is arguing, according to Oldham, that the end justifies the means and that any ...
a prince should behave and when behavior is justifiable. The author also to an extent addresses the nature of man. At least one ca...
Dantes (1999) Florentine origin, one first must ascertain the reasons why people are drawn to his work. Is it that poems are enjo...
concern the ultimate goal or greater good." In essence, he is arguing, according to Oldham, that the end justifies the means and t...
forces which existed during his time. Some of those forces could be interpreted as evil, as could the impact they had on Machiave...
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...
the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....
that same year his friend and critic Francesco Guicciardini, Papal Commissary of War in Lombardy, hired him in two minor diplomati...
of the government was quick and without "civil commotion." But while Machiavelli praises Agathocles on one hand, he also points ...
to use almost any means to achieve his ends that has the most direct appeal to many amoral leaders of today. Some psychologists fi...
science or subjects in the humanities do not. Both classic philosophy and modern philosophy seem to make political philosophy a qu...
In six pages the realist theory and Machiavelli's political influence are examined within the context of the contemporary war with...
too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...
for the people. Leadership and theories of leadership have come a long way since Machiavellis time. Heider (1986) claims that lea...