It is germaine here to bring up the ancient thinker Plato. In the Republic, Plato outlines many ideas which parallel Machiavelli's. ... Aditionally (and this comes straight from the Republic; the idea of a coupling, a marriage, inherent both in Plato's words and his way of presenting the ideal society, which exits between the governor and the governed), there are the gender assignments female and male to the people and prince, respectively. ... Now, historically, Machiavelli lived in and lived for his beloved republic of Florence his whole life. ... to survive in a newly conquere...

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In his introduction to Plato's The Republic, Desmond Lee refers to Plato Socrates and Aristotle as the founders of the intellectual tradition of the West. ... Martin Bernal (Bernal, 1989) in his Black Athena likens Plato's republic to the Egyptian State form, he examines the similarities of Plato's writings and states "The only reason for doubting that the Republic was based on Egypt is the fact that he does not say so in the text" emphasizing the similarities. ... Ani criticizes Plato, suggesting that his work denied the cosmic world and natural knowledge, she says Plato leans...

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Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. In particular, Machiavelli took interest in Plato's concept of just rulers who ruled by moral virtue. ... On the other hand, Plato argues a ruler can never be unjust. ... Virtu is characterized by its flexibility because the ruler is given the prerogative to mold it in consonance to a given situation whereas "virtue" is more rigid, as Plato would required the just ruler to behave the same all the time. ... This practice is essential in keeping the orderly nature of the republic. ...

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At several points, the Politics looks back to the conception of the highest human good worked out in the Nicomachean Ethics, and the concluding chapter of the Nicomachean Ethics (X.9) looks forward to the Politics, culminating in a list of questions about political systems which corresponds reasonably well to the questions he addresses in the Politics, as the following chart indicates: Outline of the Politics Questions in Nicomachean Ethics X.9.1181b17-24 Book I: types of communities: the city, the household; household management Book II: critical survey of proposed and actual constitutio...

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Plato believed in Classical Conservation, that justice in our society has a "natural order" of things and in his book, The Republic, he goes into detail about how just like human organs, society has a harmony where all individuals play a key role and perform to their abilities. ...

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