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I believe that the three philosophers that had the greatest impact on the U.S. Constitution are Thomas Hobbes, Niccolo Machiavelli, and John Locke. I agree with Thomas Hobbes why we should obey bad politicians if they take bad decisions that can cause war and hatred. I like how Hobbes stated “The Divine right of kings” we should believe in God but also in some laws of the land. Thanks to Hobbes idea when he wrote “the social contract” now some people united and protest against some bad ideas from

Niccolò Machiavelli was notorious for his actions and writings as a politician and philosopher, among many other political and humanitarian titles. He lived in a time period during which Italy was rife with political conflict, with city-states battling each other for power. Machiavelli formated specific opinions based on his experiences and what he witnessed of others whilst being in and out of the throes of Italian government. He ended up writing one of his most famous works, “The Prince”, in an

In The Prince, Machiavelli’s primary focus is on how a prince should act when exercising his political power. Machiavelli argues that a prince should first separate his public and private life. Therefore, a prince must be willing to deceive his people in thinking he is the best suited leader. Although a prince may need to act immoral at times, he must not abuse his power. A prince must only practice acts of manipulation, coercion, and deceit, to protect his power. Machiavelli’s description of a desirable

Plato has also mentions how the soul is made up of three important parts. The first one is the capacity for reasoning, according to Plato the “rational” part of the soul is designed to help an individual to seek to make rational decisions, which is an important element found in guardians. The second element is “courage” which is what is presented when one acts in the best interest of the state to protect the state. The third element is “temperance” which is “unlike courage and wisdom,” it has the

Victor Hugo says in Les Miserables, "Machiavelli is not an evil genius, nor a demon, nor a cowardly and miserable writer; he is nothing but the fact…" Machiavelli’s, book the prince has been the centre of debate since its inception. There has been a prevalent stand-point among the philosophers of political science that there ought to be an interplay between morality and legitimate control/ authority. Many philosophers during the course of middle ages leaned towards believing that the authority

In chapter eight of The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, he encourages the reader that if you want your country to be successful than you should be wicked and use evil. Therefore, what Machiavelli is trying to get across Lorenzo the Magnificent's head is that if you choose not to be harsh and demanding, than the people will see you as weak and take you over. In the book Machiavelli persuades the reader about how one should use evil by introducing the examples about Agathocles and Oliverotto da Fermo

Reading from the three essays: “from The Art of War” by Sun Tzu, “from The Prince” by Niccola Machiavelli, and “Warfare: An Invention” by Margaret Mead, all have same but different perspectives. The three readings all revolve around war, violence and aggression. Reading these three essays can give a different perspective on warfare. The ways of the three components in these readings, war, violence and aggression and the way the human body works as to how people work, is amazing. The authors show

“Never was anything achieved without danger,” is one of the many famous quotes of Niccolo Machiavelli or some of you may know him as Father of Modern Political Theory. I think this quote means you can never be successful without taking risks. Machiavelli was not only famous for his quotes, but for one of his greatest works The Prince. Machiavelli was a diplomat, philosopher, politician, humanist, and writer. In this paper, you will read about The Father of Modern Political Theory’s childhood, books

The Bhagavad Gita, the term ´´sin´´ is still used to describe those who do not follow this path. Lord Krishna, the incarnation of the god Vishnu( the divine Preserver). He had become a major god in the Hindu pantheon by the fourth century. Lord Krishna believes that motivate behavior of one is more important for oneś happiness. Also, that decisions on actions must be based on the codes called Dharma (the principle of cosmic order). Krishna meaning the all-attractive one. He talks about himself

Composed nearly 500 years ago, Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" presents another perspective on the meaning of virtue. Machiavelli's definition contended against the idea presented by the Catholic Church. Machiavelli did not force any opinions of his own, somewhat he composed from his experience and whatever theory that prompts activities which created successful results in the political scene of Italy and different nations. While Machiavelli continues to be scrutinized for his thoughts, in all