Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, written in the sixteenth century, describes princedoms as well as preserving political power within those states. Machiavelli’s work not only had the intentions to inform but to please the ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de’ Medici, to whom the book was dedicated (39). With The Prince, Machiavelli had hopes to regain a position within the government. While he failed in reclaiming power, Machiavelli’s book became one of the most influential works on politics.…

Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince is a depiction of how a “prince” or namely anyone in a position of power is to act toward his subjects, army, adversaries, etc. The development of Machiavelli’s worldview can be better explained by his time spent as a diplomat, statesman, and prisoner, as his many interactions with individuals in positions of power led him to formulate his theories on power and how it should be maintained. The Prince was a unique piece of writing for its time, in what it praises…

Niccolò Machiavelli is known as the “father of modern political theory” and is known for writing The Prince. The Prince is known as an instruction manual on how to be a leader and how to run a government and dedicated the book Lorenzo de' Medici. The Prince has a lot of fantastic concepts and ideas however some of the concepts do not apply to today’s world. Businesses today need leaders that shows compassion and cares more about the workers than gaining more power. Compassion leaders are…

Niccolo Machiavelli’s dissertation The Prince (1513) is a guide to become a successful leader. Leadership is represented through the salient image of the tree which initially captures the viewer’s gaze. This book therefore includes how to conquer principalies and maintain power. The renaissance marked the birth of a period of revival, diverging from the medieval values of religion. It allowed the rise of the new philosophy of humanism which is reflected in Michiavelli’s treatise where he…

Shakespeare's Ideal Ruler What do William Shakespeare, an English playwright; Sun Tzu, a Chinese general; and Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian writer, have in common, despite all three being from different times and cultures? Their overlapping views of what makes an ideal ruler, of course. In their books The Art of War and The Prince, Sun Tzu and Machiavelli respectively both expand upon the traits of a model leader in great detail, but of the many qualities they list, there are three that…

The significance of temporality is explained in two very different ways by Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes. The limitations of states and the fundamental driver of what is essentially the human decay that amounts to the dissolution of the state. Both are aware that political systems decay over time. They attempt to dissolve the problem of preserving the political system over time. Their views on history shape their solutions, however both think very differently. Each is aware that…

According to Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, The first duty of a prince is to maintain power and acquire more. If the princes of Machiavelli’s time followed his advice and searched only for power, what does this mean for the people? The first priority of a prince or ruler should be to improve the kingdom and protect the citizens. Machiavelli stated that one’s duty, as a prince is to be as powerful as can be, however, as a ruler the first priority should be the people, and as a prince, to be…

Niccolo Machiavelli’s 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…

The Prince, written by Niccoló Machiavelli is a guide for ruling. In the opening chapters Machiavelli gives some basic knowledge to the readers so that they will be able to understand the scope of the book. Machiavelli explains that all states are either republics or principalities. The Prince focuses entirely on principalities because Machiavelli has already discussed republics in a different book. Throughout the rest of the book, Machiavelli explains many different qualities of a leader that…

Written in the excerpt from The Morals of the Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli, being a political philosopher of the Renaissance, analyzes the ideal qualities and the real qualities of princes. According to his excerpt, paragraph seven lies under the subtitle “On Cruelty and Clemency: Whether It Is Better To Be Loved or Feared”. Base on the subtitle, it can be inferred that the following sections will discuss whether a prince should be loved or feared by his people. In paragraph seven of the excerpt,…