Written in the 16th century, The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli has come to be regarded by many historians and political experts as one of the oldest political primers in history. As a political philosopher Machiavelli sought to examine and analyzing the data he collected from reviewing past histories and testing different hypotheses. ... Viewed throughout history as violent and barbaric philosophies, these proverbs and observations merely point out what actions have proven to be successful or unsuccessful for the different rulers. ... One of the main reasons that Machiavelli has been considere...

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Virtu Like most Western philosophers, Niccolo Machiavelli's ideas were heavily influenced by the early Greek philosophers. 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. Machiavelli argued against this Platonic philosophy. He believed in "virtu", whatever was best for the State was virtu. ...

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Indeed, the concept of liberty is central to Western political thought and history. ... These essays examine the meaning given to the concept of liberty in selected periods of Western history. ... Jefferson temporarily employed Rousseau's idea that the absence of constancy in man's history reveals liberty as a matter of development rather than a principled right. ... Daniel Fowle, who advanced the notion that legislative authority and power derived from the liberty of the people, the exclusive guardians of their Constitution, was particularly influenced by the illustrious Frenchman....

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American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from...

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John Locke – Life Sketch Locke is the greatest figure in the history of political thought. ... He explained in terms of history by stating that the morality of one society is the immorality of the other. ...

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The "state of nature- of human beings was the focal point for many of the 1500th -1900th century philosophers. Many of these philosophers attempted to understand and describe humans in this original condition. One of the most intriguing aspects of man was the concept of human interaction as it per...

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