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27 Cards in this Set
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vice
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tool to resort to in circumstances
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mirror princes
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genre, continuation of qualities of rulers (flatter yet instruct).
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handbook of republicans
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how to prevent people from rising against princely rule.
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four types of principalities
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hereditary, ecclesiastical, mixed, civil.
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hereditary principality
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ordinary intelligence prince, not much is required of ruler.
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ecclesiastical prince
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ruler is in position of link to deity.
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mixed principality
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all governed principalities
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civil principality
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rulers are elected by citizens.
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direct rule
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no intermediates so quicker action can be taken.
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democracy
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different now, republic then.
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civil and mixed principalities
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where normative affections lie
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aristocratic self-respect
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one see's oneself as better than everyone and thinks that is how everyone else see them.
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democratic self-respect
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i am as good as other and other see me as good as others.
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fortuna
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being in and out of fate.
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virtu
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ability and skills that go with what you are doing, what makes you good at what you do. (mojo)
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cesare borgia
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pope son count of monte cristo
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de officiis
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cicero leading writers of humanism.
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humanist perspective on virtu
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-honesty, magnamity (generously forgiving insults or injuries), and liberality (generousity).
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machiavelli perspective on virtu
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maintaining the state was the highest status
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virtue pluralism
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good qualities go together.
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the "dirty hands" problem
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rulers maintain state, sometimes rulers have to possibly take unappealig actions to citizens virtue, but have best effect of welfare (leader must chose).
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"tragic conflicts"
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no choice without loss
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monism
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all good values may not conflict, just a matter of finding the right values
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machiavelli virtues
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hard work, honest, trustworthy(citizens) and for (rulers) moral flexibility, maintain rule, ruthless(when necessary), courage, not liberality.
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classic republicanism
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self-rule, controls itself (not dominated by super power.
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consequentialism
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the right behavior is that which will produce the best outcomes, impartially judged.
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principality
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are either hereitary or new, which means acquired by prince of for prince.
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