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  • Subject Of Liberality Versus Meanness Machiavelli
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    Practically nothing is known of Nicole Machiavelli before he became a minor official in the Florentine Government. His youth, however, was passed during some of the most tumultuous years in the history of Florence. He was born the year that Lorenzo the Magnificent came to power, subverting the traditional civil liberties of Florence while inaugurating a reign of unrivaled luxury and of great brilliance for the arts. He was twenty-five at the time of Savonarola's attempt to establish a theocratic...
  • Best Political Theorist During The Renaissance Times
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    Philip Habib Nov. 1, 2003 Block Machiavelli Bibliography James Burnham The Machiavellian's: Defenders of Freedom Gateway Editions, Washington D.C., 1987 A political theorist named James Burnham states that in order to be scientific, its method and goals must not be transcendentally based, and its outcome must be realistic. Dante de Monarchial and Machiavelli were considered two of the best political theorists in the time of the renaissance; however, they both had a different way in writing and s...
  • Machiavelli's Real Objective In Writing The Prince
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    The Prince, one of the most popular and well known doctrines of political thought was also one of the greatest works of Niccol'o Machiavelli. First published in 1513, The Prince was written in response to the failure of the Greek-based Italian city-states. Machiavelli wrote The Prince because, despite being a firm Republican, he was also well-documented as a strong patriot. He wanted that his people live under a free but effective government, but he decided that if his nation has to be ruled by ...
  • Study Machiavelli
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    Born in Florence on May 3, 1469, Machiavelli entered government service as a clerk and rose to prominence when the Florentine Republic was proclaimed in 1498. Machiavelli was an upright man, a good citizen, and a good father. He was not by any means a faithful husband but lived in affectionate harmony with his wife, Marietta C orsini (whom he had married in the latter part of 1501), and had five children by her. He loved his native city 'more than his own soul,' and he was generous, ardent, and ...
  • Confucius Vs Machiavelli Comparison
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    Confucius vs. Machiavelli The worlds that Machiavelli and Confucius wrote out their archetypal ideas of society in the contemporary times of which they both existed were extremely different. Machiavelli wrote his piece called The Prince as a how to rule for dummies type of book meant for the upper class as a means of becoming more educated about the world during the period of humanism in the early 14th century. His works were published an admired for his writing style and flawless reprimanding o...
  • Machiavelli Covers Italy's Current Political Position
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    Machiavelli's representation of truth in The Prince is rooted in a cynical view of political and personal power. He uses the tactics of confusion and misrepresentation to advance his concept of the ideal state. Machiavelli combined the traditional, or classical, and Christian thought that was prevalent in philosophical circles of his day for the purposes of presenting his concept of power. This 5 page paper examines the concept of power, truth and imagination from Machiavelli's viewpoint in The ...

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