Niccolo Machiavelli made a significant contribution to the political world. ... Machiavelli believed that success of a state was foremost dependent on its leader's knowledge of war. ... Machiavelli felt the best ways to deal with principalities was not to change them, but improve them. ... Machiavelli used these tactics to summarize his theory on a leader. ... The opinion's Machiavelli expressed in "The Prince", are both understandable and disagreeable. ...

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However, in "The Prince," Machiavelli defines morality as the virtuous behavior that the people believe is respectable. ... In "The Prince," Machiavelli concludes that most, if not all, men are selfish and overly desirous. ... Machiavelli claims that during easy relaxed times, people will often be more generous and reliable. ... Machiavelli explains that fear can be used as an efficient tool to rule people. ... Through "The Prince," Machiavelli explains how principalities work much like a theatrical script. ...

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It is quite odd that people would question whether Niccolò Machiavelli himself was a Machiavellian. ... When the Medici family returned to power in 1512, Machiavelli was dismissed and briefly thrown in jail. ... "Machiavelli: Not So Machiavellian?" ... . "Niccolò Machiavelli Biography." ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli's Advice for Today's Businessman Niccolo Machiavelli was essentially the first political philosopher of the Renaissance, developing a system of business tactics to gain and retain power over any body in which a leader reigns. ... Machiavelli was a realist, understanding quite well how humans think and act. ... Machiavelli's processes involve confidence within the individual attempting them. Through this confidence, Machiavelli knows how to make those around him feel futile, however still managing to achieve their respect. ... Machiavelli i...

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Machiavelli presents a new idea of governing a state that is completely different from the humanists of his time. ... Indeed, in The Prince Machiavelli describes the many pessimistic traits that are derived among human individuals. ... This is where Machiavelli mocks human nature in The Prince because he believes in the disloyalty of the man. ... In today's world there is a current ruler that has been portrayed as a modern Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli is mostly known for his pragmatism as the same for Putin. ...

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Its spokesman was Nicolo Machiavelli," (Zinn). Yes, Machiavelli wanted to serve the people. ... To really understand the emersion of Machiavelli in modern society, one should look at his ideas from the beginning. ... Machiavelli began this practice, but gave it guidelines. ... Most of Machiavelli's practices in modern government aren't always the best way to go about things. ...

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The Philosophies of Niccolo Machiavelli I significantly agree with Machiavelli's philosophies. Three of Machiavelli's beliefs are it is better to be feared than loved when you are any kind of ruler. ... According to Niccolo Machiavelli, the answer is it is better to be feared rather than loved. ... Machiavelli's view means that, perhaps, if there is no argument of how you become leader, then all that matters is that you became leader. ... Therefore, these principles that Niccolo Machiavelli wrote in "The Prince" are very factual. ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli and Tupac Shakur, also known as Makaveli, were both genius' of their times. ... Machiavelli would have approved of this to an extent because taking a side is better than remaining neutral. ... It is for this reason that Machiavelli could have prophesied Makaveli's death. ... The values which Makaveli held are another way in which his death could have been prophesied by Machiavelli. ... The prime reason for losing power is neglect to military matters (Machiavelli, 45-46). ...

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These deliberate omissions have come to be a defining staple in the works of Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli provides an express interest in the topic of ingratitude in the republic. ... Establishing a good order of the soul takes time which Machiavelli doesn't believe is available. ... Though in practice Machiavelli deviates away from this idea, it is not to say that he has rejected justice outright. ... Machiavelli consistently describes injustice and ingratitude in light of suspicions, of both princes and the people. ...

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Machiavelli identified his problems with current authority and clearly articulated the changes needed. ... Unlike Machiavelli's political problems with authority, Luther's contentions are primarily theological. ... Machiavelli also commented on the role of religion in a well-run political society. Machiavelli viewed religion as a useful instrument for princes to rule a civilized state. ... Machiavelli sees history as a way to learn from the figures that came before him. ...

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Obtaining power and maintaining power as a leader, these are two goals, which Niccolo Machiavelli believes he has the correct method. ... According to Machiavelli, a leader must be aware of the bad nature in man, and assume the worst in every aspect. ... I believe Machiavelli's views on rulers are correct, but very extreme. ...

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Machiavelli and Arendt "Totalitarian policy claims to transform the human species into an active unfailing carrier of a law to which human beings otherwise only passively and reluctantly be subjected." ... Her explanation includes many variables that can be misrepresented as those ideals set forth by Niccolo Machiavelli in his 1513 working The Qualities of the Prince. ... Thus, this statement alone is not congruent with Machiavelli's idealistic values of a prince. Within his work, Machiavelli outlines and defines those qualities and assumptions that a leader, a prince, must poss...

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In the Republic, Plato outlines many ideas which parallel Machiavelli's. ... So Machiavelli equates his prescriptions with such. ... , he must obey Machiavelli. ... Indeed, Machiavelli is subscribing to his own prescription. It is finally Machiavelli who is being political with Lorenzo, it is Machiavelli who is taking action and trying to influence both his new prince AND fortuna. ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli: Political Genius Niccolo Machiavelli was a man who practiced what he preached. ... Machiavelli believed that a prince should be well versed in war. ... Machiavelli was skilled at war himself. ... Machiavelli also wanted people to fear him. ... (Hale xi) Machiavelli truly had the qualities of a prince. ...

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Machiavelli goes into great detail about what it takes to be a ruler in power and how to stay in power. ... Machiavelli starts off his argument in a very humble manner. ... Machiavelli advises his reader(s) to take value in hereditary ruling for a couple of reasons. ... Generosity is self-defeating, according to Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli also goes on to say that...

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The Prince By: Niccolo Machiavelli Julius Caesar once said, "I came, I saw, I conquered." ... Machiavelli assumes this distraction as mans tragic flow. ... Machiavelli' s ruler must teat his people and allies with much respect. ... Machiavelli shows a ruler as a "Jackel and Hyde". ... When his decision was ruled out, Machiavelli turned to technology. ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli was from the elite class in Renaissance Florence. ... Machiavelli wrote The Prince (1513) to call for united efforts to defend Italy from these powerful countries. ... Machiavelli defines an armed man as a person who always trains himself both in action and mind. ... Machiavelli has a very effective way to introduce and prove his idea. ... A prince, according to Machiavelli, has to be both lion and fox. ...

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The Prince "The Prince" is a political handbook written by Niccolo Machiavelli as a gift for the Medici family in hope that it would get him back in the family's good grace. though I did not have much of an interest in, and did not understand a lot of Machiavelli's "the prince", of all the choices, I was most comfortable writing about on it, as it was still fresh on my mind from reading. ... Though, I was surprised to find that most of what Machiavelli said in the book could be easily understood, as long as you had a basic knowledge of the vocabulary pertaining to this subjec...

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Love (in Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince) The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli is the book that was based on examples of princes and other rulers of Spain, Italy, and other European countries at the time of Renaissance. ... To be a great ruler one must in a first place be a good person and according to Machiavelli to be a good person one should have these five qualities: compassion, honor, humanity, integrity, and religion. ... Machiavelli goes on to say that if one has and exercises all those qualities that make him a good person it can be harmful. ... The prince may not allow this to...

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Niccolo Machiavelli-republican idealist, or right wing fascist? ... Machiavelli lived during the period of the French Invasions, a situation which obviously influenced his deep-rooted political beliefs. ... However, this much is clear about the text: Machiavelli genuinely believed that a ruler fit to unite the city-states of Italy must be feared, as opposed to loved. ... The Italian writers Boccaccio, Pico, and Niccolo Machiavelli were able to distribute their works much more easily and cheaply because of the rise of the printed book. ...

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Machiavelli insists, "For all political and religious movements, all republics and monarchies must have some good in them at the start"(p.190). ... Niccolo Machiavelli looks at the topic of corruption in a society; that analysis can be based on lack of leadership or rather lack of mental capabilities. ... Machiavelli continues, "You will find the populace to be much superior in both goodness and glory. ... As mentioned by Machiavelli if the populace can work with the monarchies then problems can lead two ways; either revolution or oppression. ... Arendt looks at it from a physi...

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My first experience in Italian studies was The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. ... Political science described by Machiavelli as exactly that. ... On the other hand, Machiavelli uses King Louis of France as an example of what not to do. ... The King could have been powerful if he would have followed the basic rules Machiavelli laid out. ... Machiavelli's works are world renowned and still read and practiced by many. ...

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"The Prince," written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513, was a great representation of the new ideas that surfaced within literature during the Renaissance. Once a Florentine diplomat, Machiavelli was sent into exile after the return of the Medici family in Florence in 1512 (Kekewich 223). ... Machiavelli stressed the need to conquer new lands and for princes to maintain their power through any means necessary, using Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia, and Julius II as his primary examples. ... Machiavelli wrote: The gulf between how one should live and how one does live is so wide that a man who neglec...

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Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his book The Prince, which showed rulers with strong nations by doing what worked best rather then by being good and morally correct. ... Even with his new thoughts, Machiavelli, "evinces his belief that the best hope of political permanence in an unstable world lies in a well-constituted republic." ...

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Many people associate business and its practices with greed and love for profit, which most of the times is directly related to immorality. In this paper I will try to answer the question "Is business ethics an oxymoron?" by examining four ethical approaches: Utilitarianism, Kantianism, Virtue Ethics and Machiavellianism and their evaluation of the morality of a business. In order to answer this question in the simplest way I will discuss each of the ethical approaches in the light of the ultimate purpose of business: profit and shareholders' value maximization. This way we will...

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