The Little Prince

gift to Lorenzo de Medici, The Prince, is a discourse discussing politics and how a prince should rule his state. Machiavelli describes his beliefs on the most efficient way for a prince to rule and remain in power and validates his arguments by referencing historical examples and using metaphors. One of the most prominent themes of The Prince is fortune. When speaking of fortune, Machiavelli is referring to luck, fate, or chance. He applies this concept to princes and principalities. Fortune…

practical writing in The Prince. Therefore, the two inherently diverge on their political perspectives and thus, would differ in what they would deem an ‘ideal’ prince, and consequently the political system that would form as a result. In both The Apology and Crito, it is rather ambiguous as to what Socrates believes makes up the ideal prince, as he never clearly outlines it in these texts as Machiavelli does in The Prince. Socrates is not exact in what his idea of an ideal prince is, as he…

respective writings Tao-te Ching and The Qualities of a Prince. As for their divergent views of the world, it is only to be anticipated that their tactics to management would be vastly diverse as well. The Tao-te Ching expresses serenity, simplicity, and authorizing the universe work its will, whereas “The Qualities of the Prince” accentuates the obligation for war, and the natural mischief of men. When linking Tao-te Ching to The Prince there is an abundant of differences due to the…

A prince should do well if he can, but be ready to do evil if he must. Yet a prince must be careful to always act in a way that appears virtuous, for many can see you, but few know how you really are. If a ruler conquers and maintains his state, everyone will praise him, judging his actions by their outcome. The prince should avoid being despised and hated; taking the property or the women of his subjects will make him hated. Being frivolous, indecisive, and effeminate will make him despised.…

Describe the qualities of Machiavelli’s ideal prince in relation to one contemporary or historical leader. What characteristics should a prince possess, and how should a prince behave and lead his people, and how does this advice from Machiavelli play out in real life with the leader you chose as an example. Is their leadership good for their people? Neighboring countries? The world? Every person has their own individual skills that make us different from each other. This applies even to…

Is Disney the Fairest of them all? Once upon a time, Disney was founded. With it came a whirlwind of sparkles, glitter and ball gowns. From Princesses and Princes, to the evil villain and their team, Disney has it all. But… “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, is Disney the fairest one of all?”. Throughout the years Princesses were depicted as sweet, beautiful and helpless, nothing more, which has been seen as anti-feminist. However recent releases from the company have quietened the outrage by many…

scenes of Prince and his bandmates performing in a very colorful, artistic background with equally colorfully dressed fans cheering and dancing to their music. Also in the video, there are occasionally "cartoons" and artistic animations which shed some art and creativity onto the video. For me, both the song and video were very catchy and before long I was humming the song on a constant basis and replayed the video in my head frequently. Flash forward to the spring of 1986, Prince by now…

Machiavelli’s The Prince, and Sir Thomas More’s Utopia are seminal political treatise that examine in great detail the nature of virtue in humanity. While the concept of virtue and politics in both texts are crucial to both works, the way in which they are treated by the respective authors is divergent and in some circumstances completely polarised. Consideration of the environmental factors and historical influences surrounding both texts gives insight into the variation of virtue in the texts.…

More specifically, if a prince achieves a good end, he will be respected, regardless of the methods he employed to get there. A prince should act virtuously when he is able to, yet there are times in which he has no other choice than to act cruelly. In addition, a reputation of generosity requires a lot of money; expensive and ostentatious demonstrations of giving take away from the budget for protection and projects that benefit the community. Therefore, a prudent prince should not mind being…

achieve something : clever and dishonest.” The term is of course named after Niccoló Machiavelli, the Italian author of The Prince. While the term has gained a wider usage in modern times to describe cruelty or ruthlessness for the benefit of an individual, Machiavelli argued the use of such underhanded tactics only for rulers in order to strengthen their holdings. The Prince is meant to be a handbook to establish the proper code of conduct for a ruler of a state, nation, or principality. It…