Niccolò Machiavelli

A Good King If someone were to search Google for the definition of ‘a good king’ there would be links taking them to different pages of men throughout history that have earned the title of being a good king. But what made these men good kings? What characteristics or qualities earned them the title of a good king? Most people will say that it was because they were wise and discerning even in the difficult moments. Others will say that they were financially responsible able to plan ahead…

His tone is amoral, however, his argument is intended to dismiss and purposefully ignore moral or ethical bias in The Prince. His analysis is essentially a “how-to” guide to obtaining and keeping power. With an approach similar to biopolitics, Machiavelli draws from trends analyzed in historical records to demonstrate pros and cons of adequate and inferior rule over a state. He proposed that according to scientific analysis of historical events, the most feasible process of acquiring and…

Even though violence is meant to destroy, violence is justified in order to achieve lawfulness because all sensible violence is a sought to achieve justice, sometimes violence is a compromise in and of itself. The most obvious answer people give to why violence is wrong is because violence quite simply destroys; however, if you consider justice as the destruction of injustice, then violence can be justified. All violence with any amount of reason behind it, is sought for the purpose of justice…

The American passion for anti-hero has ushered in a new age of film; as the contemporary era progresses, the gray area between right and wrong becomes morally hazy. Despite antisocial, hostile, or immoral behavior, the anti-hero always somehow seems morally correct to the audience or the reader. Characters who were before social pariahs have now evolved into a template for fictional protagonists. And so dawned the era of the anti-hero. Those who liberate people of moral burden reject the…

I would choose Niccoló Machiavelli to be the other student in my tutorial, Political Science: The Methods of Ruling. Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, who is best known for his work, The Prince. In this handbook, he argues that a prince or political figure needs to be cunning and ruthless in order to maintain his power. He also claims that it is better for a prince to be feared than loved by his people. Morally, I disagree with these assertions and a plethora of other principles that he…

The Renaissance is more modern because of its logic and philosophical wisdom. As I learned about the Renaissance I would’ve thought of it being more classical. However, as I started to read more into it I realized how modern it was. Articles I have read talk about Concerns of Art of War, Prince’s, and how it’s better to be loved than fear. The Art of War talks about a Prince concerned about using harsh tactics to get his way. “The Prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select…

According to Machiavelli, a Prince must heed his book’s teachings and present themselves as a man who should be either feared or loved by the citizens of his kingdom with no exceptions if he wishes to rule with no constraints. But what steps must a prince take to be feared or loved and reign successfully? Or perhaps there are other methods a Prince can use to manage the people and his kingdom. Machiavelli illustrates several key points in what it takes to be a "successful" Prince. Machiavelli…

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian historian, philosopher, writer, politician and diplomatic. He based his knowledge on the vernacular literary tradition and the Latin classics, using them not in a formal way but as models of life and political behaviour. Machiavelli was against the ideas of Savonarola, the very strict Dominican friar of the city of Florence, who had an important power during the rule of Lorenzo de' Medici. Years after Savonarola’s death (1498), Machiavelli…

Alexis Chew 09/20/15 Lacayo 3rd Period Beccaria - A Reformer, Jurist, and Economist “Every punishment which does not arise from absolute necessity is tyrannical,” -Cesare Beccaria Beccaria was an 18th century philosopher that belonged to the social and intellectual world of the Milanese enlightenment. He was born on March 15th, 1738, in Milan into a wealthy family. Beccaria's ideas for government ended up impacting not just Milan, but the whole world. He studied at the University of Pavia,…

Even admitting Machiavelli was autograph in a apple absolutely altered to that of our own, his thoughts and theories are still animate in our association today. (Machiavellian Backroom 2011) Backroom has afflicted over the years and it is definately not the aforementioned as it was on 1513 if Machiavelli wrote his argument The Prince, but capital groundsills of the backroom accept remained the same. Therefore abounding Machiavelli’s account can be able-bodied acclimated in our society.…