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Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian politician and writer during the sixteenth century. He is most famous for his book The Prince which talks about how to gain political power. His book addresses the concept of the “new prince” rather than the hereditary prince who must stabilize his power as well a building political structure. In The Prince, Machiavelli talks about whether it is better to be feared or loved. Machiavelli states that a leader should be both feared and loved, but that if you had to

Introduction: Niccolo Machiavelli’s seminal work The Prince was a seismic shift away from the tradition of political philosophy as espoused by the likes of Plato and Aristotle. Renaissance Italy was a tremendous era of human advancement, but also a deeply unstable one, with wars and tyranny ravaging the Italian peninsula. Due to the nature of the political climate that Machiavelli was living in, his political doctrine would have to be of a different nature than Plato’s idealistic focus on virtue

In Nature of Politics, we have read and gone over many pieces of literature ranging from Machiavelli’s The Prince, which focuses on the art of maintained and failed principalities, to the Federalist papers’ rational defense of the United States constitution and pluralistic decentralization of government to Dostoevsky’s idea of “miracle, mystery, and authority” that is framed by the Grand Inquisitor detailed, albeit somewhat twisted, thinking and so on. From these readings, one is taught to grasp

methods to formulate his own strategies in a more forward-thinking manner. Socrates would examine various other means to get to the same end of establishing power and dominance amongst his people, rather than concluding that the method used by Cesare Borgia was the right course of action in the given situation. He would look at Borgia’s exercise in power and question what the man could have done as an alternative to killing his minster. Would it be exiling him? Or perhaps question he would this man like

When we talk about the method of torturing in jail in ancient times, one of the most remarkable countries is Florence, Italy. Florence is remarkable in a way of violence torturing. One of the most violence method used in Florentine jail during the Renaissance was the Strappado, which can result in dislocation of the shoulders and render one or both arms useless. It is remarkable that Niccolò Machiavelli asked for pen and paper to write after he accepted such punishment. Niccolò Machiavelli, the author

In The Prince Machiavelli speaks about virtue, and describes many of his characters to be virtuous. Machiavelli’s ideal virtuous leader must have the ability to avoid fortune, ability to use one’s own arms, and being a virtuous leader involves skill, therefore, to gain and remain in power. Machiavelli’s example of Hannibal in The Prince teaches us that having virtue or being virtuous is to remain in power with the use of force. In chapter seventeen Hannibal is portrayed as being cruel; maintains

who acquire principalities by fortune but are capable of laying a solid base. For example, Cesare Borgia came to power, but was largely dependent on the impact of his father, Pope Alexander VI, Cesare used force in his conquest of foreign states, creating a loyal armed forces, and still managed to develop vigilant yet beneficial relationships with those surrounding the state. A man such as Cesare Borgia, who shows much courage and expresses virtú but still it’s still not sufficient to keep him in power

himself in his own way, and having largely crushed those forces around him that could injure him.”. “AVOID BEING HATED AND DESPISED” Cesare Borgia understood this and made sure he wouldn't be seen in a bad light by putting someone else in a bad place, he had a fall guy, “Princes must delegate difficult task to others, and keep popular ones for themselves” Cesare Borgia was aware of this so he didn't do it himself he sent someone else to do it and once he noticed hate coming his way he put the blame on

Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince tells a story about the desire of Pope Alexander VI to provide his son with fame, fortune and royalty. Cesare Borgia, the Pope’s son, also referred to as Duke Valentino took it upon himself to gain control of an army and property however he did not trust the people that surrounded him. The Duke feared that everyone would turn against him so he publically killed the man he assigned to govern the people; this act secured Cesare’s role as leader. Machiavelli could

ability to master his fortuna: complications that arise because of varying languages, people, culture and time. Machiavelli touts the virtù of Cesare Borgia in dealing with Florentine fortuna as the ideal paragon: “I cannot think of any better example I could offer a new ruler that that of his actions” (The Prince, pg. 22). This is not to say that Borgia did not have his flaws. On these same principles, I hope to explain how Jerry John Rawlings, former president of Ghana, in light of Ghanaian fortuna