Lucrezia Borgia

"To aspire patriotically, to strive constantly", was the motto the 10 year old democratic candidates went by as they prepared to go against each other for the 'class leader' position in the film, Please Vote for Me. Machiavelli helps us understand how to do the right thing which is why I will be focusing on his theoretical framework from The Prince specifically chapter 5 through 11 as they are linked with how these candidates from Evergreen Primary School presented themselves ahead of the political

Niccolò Machiavelli is well known for his controversial work known as The Prince. However, in his book, Machiavelli expressed some shrewd and harsh characteristics on being a leader or a to-be leader. Because of this, Niccolò Machiavelli is maligned by those who read his thoughts in his book. Also, the term Machiavellian is based off of Niccolò Machiavelli himself. The term Machiavellian means cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one's career, which describes

be feared than loved. In his opinion, violence by a prince worked to solidify his power and be the means that is justified by this end: a strong successful ruler who is feared and thus respected by all. In The Prince, he cites the example of Cesare Borgia who was considered cruel but through this cruelty was able to unify the state and restore peace and stability (Machievelli, 150 chapter XVII). Socrates, on the other hand, did not believe in

d leader, one that maintains and leads his people with force and power. Most of Machiavelli’s points and direction to do this is by showing your people the amount of power you possess and being harsh on them. However, this is not always necessary, as we can see from three, very influential people in history, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, and none other than, Jesus Christ. These people all fought their fight with words and love not fists or power. Rosa Parks has been gMachiavelli was a man that had

Niccolo Machiavelli is clear and concise in his work The Prince. He reveals some of the cold hard truths about people of power and human nature in general. The principles, although may seem outdated and irrelevant in today’s society, they are very much apart of the world we live in today. One point that Machiavelli elaborates on in Chapter 17 of The Prince is, “Is it better to be loved than feared?” He believes that “it is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both”, but why? (Machiavelli)

Composer’s universal representation of the tension between cruelty and the moral order is symptomatic of mankind’s incapacity for truly ethical leadership. Niccolò Machiavelli’s representation of the complexity of monarchical implementation of cruelty in his treatise, The Prince (1513), is reflected in how William Shakespeare positions his audience to perceive his tragedy, Julius Caesar (1599). Composed during the Italian Renaissance, The Prince details the how a balanced implementation of cruelty

Sydney Writers, your opinion is needed. When presented with the problem of a political vacuum, would you rather exploit this favourable situation and attempt to acquire power for yourself, or uphold the Natural Order and submit to the next ruler leading through divine right? Two writers, Niccolo Machiavelli and William Shakespeare sought to enlighten others with their differing opinions of how one should obtain leadership through their respective compositions of didactive treatise The Prince, and

The Medicis contradict Machiavelli’s theory, “it’s better to be feared than loved”. While writing to Lorenzo de Medici, Machiavelli states how “a prince is always compelled to injure those who have made him the new ruler”. (Machiavelli 8) Machiavelli expounds the importance of harming those the ruler has conquered—in order to remain as an authoritative figure, penalization towards adherents is compulsory to engender more fear among citizens. When comparing Machiavelli’s idea of creating fear to the

1.Throughout human history the long and difficult question over how to handle power and which is the best way to rule, or who should have power have haunted the human race, these controversial questions have been debated since the dawn of time ,however these questions have caused some form of controversy.  Two philosophers that have made an impact with their writings on answering these questions are Plato’s The Republic, and Machiavelli’s The Prince. These two philosophers both had a different approach

Lao-tzu vs. Machiavelli Government is the essential authority of a country or state, which is directly, affects society because it provides key securities. Two of history’s greatest thinkers Lao-tzu, authors of the Tao-te Ching, and Niccolo Machiavelli, author of The Prince have similar but very contrasting ideas of government, and how people should be governed. Lao-tzu was born in the Chinese state of Ch’u. He spent most of his life working in the library of the Chou dynasty. Once he decided to