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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In "The Prince," Machiavelli claims that "I say that every prince ought to wish to be considered kind rather than cruel. ... Machiavelli follows with "a prince, therefore, must be indifferent to the charge of cruelty if he is to keep his subjects loyal and united. ... Machiavelli, however, prefers to see the initial tendency toward self-preservation as a source of fear." ... Machiavelli says that "disorders harm the entire citizenry, while the executions ordered by a prince harm only a few individuals." ... God the King The worldly characteristics of Machiavelli's prince are in contrast w...

• Word Count: 3087
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Machiavelli begins by identifying the various types of governments seen up to that time. ... For Machiavelli maintaining existence of the state and power become ends in themselves. ... One of the unique observations Machiavelli makes is the importance of economy in finances. ... On the subject of the use and misuse of cruelty, Machiavelli warns against the misuse of mercy. ... As a corollary to this Machiavelli addresses whether a prince should be loved or feared. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An advocate of physical power, as well as governmental power, Machiavelli stressed the need for virtu, a quality that has been translated to mean "...a union of force and ability...will"(Burckhardt quoted in Machiavelli 195). ... The nature of man, as it was put forth by Machiavelli, was that "...all men are ready to change masters in the hope of bettering themselves. ... (Machiavelli 5). ... (Machiavelli 50). ... He moved back to Machiavelli's notion of the nature of man, but then extended that theory into what he called the "state of nature". ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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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