Niccolo Machiavelli Essay

Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy. The Prince was written in 1513 but was published five years after Machiavelli's death in 1527. Machiavelli wrote the Prince as advice to Lorenzo de' Medici and as a plea for his position back in the Medici Florentine government. Machiavelli gives great advice on what a Prince should do in order to keep a country under his rule, but his main ideas are that a Prince should not be liked or loved by his people but feared and never hated and that a ruler should be willing to do everything in his powers to keep his kingdom stable, even if that means he needs to lie and get a little violent. When reading The Prince readers can see the ways it is reflected in today's modern society....show more content...

Back in Machiavelli's time politicians lied so they could get the votes of others, "Of this endless modern examples could be given, showing how many treaties and engagements have been made void and of no effect through the faithlessness of princes." (Machiavelli, 137–138) Many Presidential candidates need votes to actually become President, and to get votes they need people, people are not willing to give their votes willingly, they need a good reason as to why they should vote for that person. As a result the Presidential candidates need to make up reason like giving better healthcare benefits, tax reductions, and helping create more jobs they make the people believe them so they vote for that political candidate. When they actually become President they will have more important things to think about (mainly war going on in other countries) to even consider what they think is the little subjects. Lying is apart of human nature everybody does it, even in Machiavelli's

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Niccolo Machiavelli was a Renaissance statesman and a political figure. He was born in May 3, 1469, Florence, Italy. He wrote many things that brought him popularity as an immoral cynic and a agnostic. Niccolo had always been a very wealthy person. In 1512 the Florentine republic was conquered and the gonfalonier removed by a Spanish army that Julius II had enrolled into his Holy League. The Medici family came back to rule Florence, and Machiavelli was charged with conspiracy, was thrown in jail, tortured, and sent into exile, expelled from a country, in 1513. Machiavelli was a writer. Some of the things he wrote was The prince, Discourses on Livy, and The Art of War. That is some background information on Niccolo Machiavelli

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Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince examines the nature of power and his views of power are still somewhat in existence today. I'll discuss this in this essay, emphasizing the following theses. Machiavelli discusses power over the people, dictatorial power, and power with people,shared power. While it is possible for power with to attain greater prevalence in society, it will not completely eliminate power over. In The Prince, Machiavelli discusses two distinct groups of people, the political elite, including nobles and other princes, and the general public. Today in the United States, the first group, the political elite, includes political leaders, religious leaders, business leaders and the leaders of...show more content...

While Machiavelli emphasizes power over in relations between the political elite, he discusses a different kind of power in the relations between a prince and the general public. Machiavelli notes that a prince can share power with the people, since a prince can trust the people much more than he can trust the nobles. Nobles "can not be satisfied if a ruler acts honorably but the people can be thus satisfies, because their aims are more honorable than those of the nobles are: for the latter only want to oppress and the former only want to avoid being oppressed" (p.35). The people are not unforgiving and greedy so the prince can place more trust in the people. Since the public can be trusted, the prince can empower the people. An empowered public will protect the ruler rather than overthrow him. Machiavelli suggests providing people with power in terms of arms, since "when you arm them, these weapons become your own" (p. 72). In this way power is an increasing resource, sharing power with the people can result in greater power for the people and for the prince.

Finally Machiavelli notes that inherent power of the public, which exists despite the dictatorial power that any prince exercises. When discussing fortresses, he states that "the best fortress a ruler can have is not to be hated by the people, for if you possess fortresses

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Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli and Political Philosophy

Niccolo Machiavelli is revered as the founder of modern political philosophy. He was considered a "realist" because he concerned himself only with the political situations that actually arose in reality, where as previous philosophers were concerned largely with the theoretical politics of an "idealist" perfect society. In Machiavellis' The Prince, written to the ruler ofFlorence at the time, Lorenzo de' Medici, he analyzes the characteristics of numerous past rulers. In doing so, Machiavelli presents Medici with a sort of guidebook of successful political practices. Machiavelli goes against Platonic philosophy. Whereas Plato believed that human kind was virtuous by nature, with...show more content... Machiavelli begins by saying that the most difficult thing for a ruler to do is to acquire a new kingdom. This may be accomplished one of two ways, "either by the arms of others or by one's own, either by fortune or virtue." What he means by the "arms of others" and "fortune" is monarchs that inherit their kingdoms. When Machiavelli refers to using one's own arms or "virtue," he is in fact equating virtue with force. By advocating the use of force, Machiavelli became the first political thinker to suggest power politics.

According to Machiavelli, acquiring a kingdom by force is perfectly all right, because the desired end justifies any means necessary to achieve it. He does however instruct Medici as to "the good and bad use of cruelties." By this, Machiavelli is referring to both the effective and non–effective uses of force. Machiavelli states that "Good use is when…is when they [acts of cruelty] are perpetrated all at once…and subsequently not repeated." Much like the reign or terror instituted by C. Marius in the late Roman republic or the killing of the Russian royal family during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Machiavelli advocated the swift use of blatant force to kill off the opposition as well as to strike fear into the hearts of the masses. Over time the ruler may make the use of his force less often, thus giving him the appearance of being kind. Machiavelli goes on to say that the bad use of cruelty is when they

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NiccolГі Machiavelli is perhaps the greatest political thinker in history. He was a historian, musician, a poet, and he wrote comedies. He liked poetry as much as he liked philosophy. Machiavelli wrote and collected poems. His works, which are inspired by his life experiences, have been read by many of the worlds greatest politicians. NiccolГі Machiavelli's writing was influenced by the Medici family, the Soderini government in Italy, and his own diplomatic career. His great work, The Prince, is legendary for its impact in politics and its controversial proposals. NiccolГі Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy. This was during the golden ages of Florence, a powerful point in its history. His parents were Bernardo...show more content...

Machiavelli himself once said, "At an early age, I learned how to scrimp rather than to thrive" (King 3). This meant that Machiavelli was not born into wealth and instead of being given everything he wanted; he had to work for it.

Machiavelli's father provided him with a rather sufficient education in religion, classics, and politics. His father loved books. In fact, they had a library where he collected works by Greek and Roman philosophers such as Cicero and Aristotle (Wagner 17). He also collected major studies of Italian history. The books that his father collected provided NiccolГі with a foundation of knowledge about the ideas of noble Greek and Roman thinkers (Wagner 17). These books would also help shape NiccolГі's own writings decades later. When Machiavelli grew a little older, he studied at The Studio, which was essentially a school. The Studio gave Machiavelli a solid grounding in rhetoric, grammar, poetry, history, and moral philosophy (King 7). Three days after his 17th birthday, Machiavelli began learning the elements of Latin under the Supervision of a local teacher known as Maestro Matteo, who conducted lessons from a house near the Ponte Santa Trinitia (King 6).

Machiavelli desired and had a talent for government work ever since childhood. His intelligence and passionate political interests were powerful reasons for the attention from Florentine politicians. For this reason, he was once known as "Machia," a pun on Get

Impact Of Niccolo Machiavelli

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Niccolo Machiavelli

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

–Born on May 3, 1469, in Florence Italy

IMPACT ON THE ENLIGHTENMENT

–Known as "the father of modern political theory"

– First political scientist

– First modern political scientist

–Had been influenced a lot with the classics

–Bodin, Hobbes, Spinoza, and Hegel knew of and respected Machiavelli's ideas

–A very important military thinker

– His military thoughts help us think more carefully on our thoughts on political matters

–Person who had rationalism before the Enlightenment began

–His views on society were essential into changing it with laws, ideology, and political craft

GOVERNMENT

–Machiavelli was a big defender of stability and order

–His ideal government is still vague

– Republicanism

– monarchy

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– believed that men were capable of shaping their own destinies

– the prince knows how to handle that kind of shift

–"Since all governments are either republic or principalities, Machiavelli noted, their people will be accustomed either to managing their own affairs or to accepting the leadership of a prince." (Discorsi (Discourses on Livy) 1531, philosophypages.com)

–Whatever vitality a former republic may have, then, Machiavelli counseled that it either be destroyed or ruled carefully by a resident prince."

(Prince 5)

–Machiavelli's well known book, "The Prince", pretty much offers an how to guide on ruling 16th century Florence

WAR AND MILITARY

–A prince should, as stated in 'The Prince', "should have no care or thought but for war; and should apply himself exclusively to this as his peculiar province." (Prince 14)

– War is the only thing looked for when it comes to ruling

–A wise prince should never rest during a time of peace

– should always come up with all kinds of methods of winning during his free time

– prepare himself if there were any wars to come

–A prince must spend all of his time studying war

– war is both a physical and mental

Niccolo Machiavelli

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

The Prince by NiccolГІ Machiavelli was written in the year 1513 A.C.E. in Italy during a time in which his views were greatly detested by others. They were so hated that he was exiled from his own country for writing them. When hearing this, one must ask oneself, what kinds of views did Machiavelli have so that his own country would cast him out? His ideas, though written very complexly, were very simple. One must gain success and to do so, any means were justifiable. He wrote his ideas in a lengthy letter to prince of Italy, Lorenzo de' Medici. He gave him advice that was supported by history and what he thought were the precise makings of an excellent leader. That advice was both excellent and awful....show more content...

Meaning that he must be aware of his enemies and terrifying to them as well. According to Machiavelli, these are the qualities that build a great prince or leader. In this document, Machiavelli also conveys the idea that by doing these things, one must gain success and if success is gained, then any means taken to get it our justified. This is conveyed by his giving methods to simply gain power; and crimes and evil along the way are okay, as long as one indeed does gain power (Machiavelli, 279). The ideas that are portrayed by Machiavelli inThe Prince can be thought of as the perfect ways to gain success. Machiavelli even supports all of his given qualities with a great leader in history who has become great due to that characteristic. When Machiavelli explains how a prince must know how to wage war, he gives a great example of a military leader who overthrew the government of Milan in 1450 and went on to become its duke (Machiavelli, 280). Machiavelli also explains that is very wise to follow great leaders of the past. He points out that it is said that Alexander the Great followed the path of Achilles, Caesar followed Alexander, and Scipio followed Cyrus. According to Machiavelli, " . . . A wise prince ought to do likewise . . ." (Machiavelli, 281) Though Get more content

NiccolГІ Machiavelli is representative of Renaissance thinkers in his perception of government. No longer was government seen as an institution granted by God but rather governments were largely becoming arrangements or contracts between those that govern and the governed. Thinkers from Aristotle to Francis Bacon would expound on this idea of a social contract, but none would exemplify the realism and ruthlessness of modern politics like Machiavelli. While the word Machiavellian has become part of our lexicon as a term for the ruthless execution of political will glorifying the "ends justify the means" mentality, Machiavelli's true legacy should be found in his belief that the state was more than a contract as Bacon or John Locke...show more content...

"Machiavelli viewed all turmoil as a result of an irremediable and tragic conflict between man's limitless cupidity and the limited possibilities for its satisfaction." Since this conflict persisted throughout human history, the state plays a pivotal role in rectifying this scenario. Machiavelli outlines his ideas in his seminal work The Prince. In this work Machiavelli dissects the history of ancient Rome and Greece to better understand and comprehend the politics of his era. The Prince is guidebook and political treatise designed to help any prince or republican government best fulfill its role as "disciplinarian of 'evil' man." To do this Machiavelli: [j]ustifies the book by showing that politics is a science from which men can learn, not just a learned recreation to be indulged in while Fortune dictates what is done; Fortune, he emphasizes, can, and must, be made to serve the deft and resolute prince. It was written to satisfy a need, but the impulse was personal rather than a specific political one. Throughout his work, Machiavelli exemplifies realist politics in their most basic and ruthless form. It is these judgments that allow the enlightened prince to govern effectively and maintain order within his state. By authoring The Prince and using it as a platform to emphasize his particular brand of politics, Machiavelli breaks new ground and by advising the reader to govern based on cold

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In The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli decribe that a prince is much safer being feared than being loved .person have to be carefull themslevels kindness. he said that if someone person have fever so they can not cross the boundry disrespect , for fear of punishment it is also important that person who desire the fear does not hated by his subject . In this chapter main focus is'' whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? '' I think that always love is better than feared because love is strong and natural emotion feeling by heart but fear is by mind .Through I would say its much caustions to be feared than loved because its all about person , everything goes on human nature while we achieving they are fully in their

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According to legend, just before his death, Niccolo Machiavelli told his friends that had remained faithful to him up until the very end about a dream he had had. In his dream, he had seen a group of peasants, wretched and decrepit in appearance. He asked them who they were. They replied, 'We are the saintly and the blessed; we are on our way to heaven.' Then he saw a crowd of formally attired men, aristocratic and grim in appearance, speaking solemnly of important political matters. Again, he asked them who they were and where they were going. 'We are the damned of Hell' was their answer. Machiavelli later remarked that he would be far happier in Hell. This story was from Viroli's Niccolo's Smile ("The Mask and The Face"). The crowd of...show more content...

There were many new ideas and theories popping up during that era. The cultural revolution was causing civil unrest throughout Italy. Machiavelli's family was part of Florentine nobility and well educated, but they were considered middle class financially. Machiavelli loved to read classic literature, a characteristic of both his parents, and his thinking was influenced by the Medici, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Seneca, and his education at the University of Florence.

Born on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy, his father was Bernardo diNiccolГІ Machiavelli and his mother was Bartolomea di Stefano Nelli, both from noble families. In 1502, at the age of thirty–three he married Marietta Corsini and proceeded to have four sons and two daughters. He died on May 22, 1527 in Florence, Italy with a bad reputation from his theories being misunderstood. His grandson, Giovanni Ricci, was important because he preserved many of Machiavelli's letters and writings for future generations to read and interpret. Machiavelli had, overall, a very successful career and accomplished many things as an important political figure in Italy. He was well renowned and considered the first great politician of his time. He was also the first politician to apply Aristotle's scientific method of separating morals from facts. But, he was also accused of plagiarizing theories from others. At the relatively young age of twenty–nine, he secured the high public office of Get

In the novel The Prince by NiccolГІ Machiavelli, Machiavelli depicts two types of leaders: those who are loved and those who are feared. Throughout the chapter, he goes on to state the positives and negatives of both – and it isn't until the end of the chapter when he makes his judgement on which is better. At the end of the chapter, Machiavelli explains how both are good qualities for a leader to have as long as they are balanced. Similar to 1916 when The Prince was written, those qualities of a good leader can still be applied years later and even today. Two of the greatest leaders of the 20th century include Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Both leaders played significant roles in the Allied victory in World War II, possibly because of one of these qualities that these men used to help them win the war....show more content... As Hitler's army had worked to take over most of the countries of Europe, one was left which was the United Kingdom. As said in the article Roosevelt and Churchill: A Friendship That Saved The World,"Britain and its new Prime Minister, Winston Churchill stood alone as the last bastion against the Nazis and their domination of Europe." It was essential to the other countries of the world including The United States that this last remaining country wasn't lost to Hitler. If so, then all of Europe would be at the palm of the hands of the nefarious leader of Germany, and no one would have the power to overthrow this deleterious regime. Thankfully, the affable President Franklin D. Roosevelt stepped in and helped the British which lead to the great friendship of the two leaders FDR and Winston

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Niccolo Machiavelli Around 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli while writing "The Prince" would not be considered a theologian. When thinking of Machiavelli many people confuse him together with the names of rulers who have abused his writings. It also seems other people confuse Machiavelli with the rapper who took his name. Either way people confuse Machiavelli it seems they fail to look at his true message, bettering the state and the greater good. Machiavelli may seem evil to some but his political theory properly applied is optimal for founding a state, establishing and then maintaining order. Machiavelli being a consequentialist believed actions should be judged by their consequences. Machiavelli because of the way he thought believed...show more content...

When thinking of right and wrong would it not be right to save more even though you have to hurt some? Machiavelli is not against all that is good. Machiavelli, although thought to be, is not against religion. Machiavelli believes religion is a great unifier. A fact many have overlooked in his philosophy. Also it seems there is a hint of belief or acknowledgement in God in his passage "Although one should not reason about Moses, since he merely executed what God Commanded, yet he must be praised for the grace that made him worthy of speaking with God. But let us consider Cyrus and the others who acquired great kingdoms: they were all praiseworthy, and their actions and institutions, when examined, do not seem to differ from Moses, who had such a mighty teacher." This quote too could be Machiavelli simply covering his tracks so he does not seem blasphemous and the punishment that would come with being blasphemous. It is interesting though why he would even mention Moses when he could have been as easily left out? Machiavelli believed for a prince to be successful he must found a state that will not need a prince once he dies. This belief was stretched over The Prince and The Discourses. The question though is how can a prince make himself obsolete or should he make himself completely obsolete? The answer is no he can not make himself completely obsolete. A Prince should establish a republic but still Get more content

Niccolo Machiavelli is a great influence on many poloticians, philosophers, and leaders alike. His name has also come into our grammer as Machiavellian or Machiavellism meaning a brutal or realist view of something perhaps not the most moral of methods but it is effective. In Niccolo Machiavelli's day and age he was one of the few that could read and write literacy was left primarily to preists and poloticians. He was oviously a very skilled politician and had a knowledge for the art of war. Today he is remembered as a political philosopher someone who studied polotics enough to come up with the perfect way to be a prince and inspired other poloticians for many years. Niccolo Machiavelli was born in a small town just outside of...show more content...

Not until a few years later did Niccolo gain favor with the Medicis and was ordered to compose the "History of Florence". "The Prince" has inspired many great people since it was made it is the guide book to success and greatness there for many power seeking people have been attracted to it. "The Prince" is not a guide to being a moral leader who is caring and forgiving and ultimetly weak, it is a guide that will get you power and teach you how to maintain it once you acheive it. Niccolo Machiavelli used brutal yet efficient way to govern and seize power there were two ways according to Niccolo the first one did not appeal to Niccolo because a common man could not acheive it, if a prince is born into a family of rulers and recieve power through heredity he can hold power just by being an idol and being greatly loved by his subjects this of course when you are greatly loved you can be greatly hated just as fast. The way that appealed to niccolo was through pure strength a quote from "The Prince" Niccolo's plans after taking over a city state "When states newly aquired as i said have been accustomed to living freely under their own laws, there are three ways to hold them securely:

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Reflection Of The Prince By

Niccolo Machiavelli

Sophia Diane G. Daroya

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The Prince is one of the greatest work of the famous Niccolo Machiavelli. It talks about how to sustain and to obtain political power. In this book, he explained the different principalities such as the hereditary, religious, use of power and others. He also mentioned the characteristics ofthe prince must possess. This novel focuses on being a leader. It's not all about in a good way but also in a bad way. It's very different on other novels we know in being a leader which everything is all about being good. Machiavelli wants to point out that people cannot commit in being a good all the time because at the end they might just fail. I believe that he wrote this book not only to mention all things about a leader but also for the people to relate it in real life situation. There are different messages he brought to the people for them to learn something such as strategies, characteristic, and more....show more content... Otherwise, if he's hated by the people, this might cause his downfall. He can be cruel but at least he has to show goodwill to his people for him to ensure his reign. It is good to be feared and to be loved. People will not dare to stand against you if they are being feared. Still, he has to make sure that he will be loved by doing things that will make people happy. This is a good strategy to remain your power because people will not hate you if you show them that you're not someone who should be hated, instead you're someone who should be respected because of good things you do for them. In a work place, you need to be balanced. You have to be strict but you still need to have a good relationship with your employees. You can give them punishment if they didn't do the right thing in their jobs but you can also give them rewards if your employees did something that are helping the

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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli was the first to clearly decipher politics from ethics by studying politics in such depth and thought. He created the basis of what politics should be and how they are runned for today. His book The Prince is primarily a handbook for all rulers to follow to be the most successful in their reign. His book is considered political realism which means he speaks about only the truth of politics, so it can be used for the practice of governing. Machiavelli's book is the handbook for obtaining and maintaining power even for today's modern politics.

Obtaining power is one of the most important ways to either become a ruler or gaining the right to rule. But, in today's politics the president is already in power so he doesn't have to gain much more. Machiavelli lays out 3 ways to obtain power in chapter 5. "The first is the destroy it...who will keep the rest your friends." (Machiavelli, pg. 11). In today's government we don't go out destroying countries to add to our land but about 500 years ago we would go to war to obtain the control of whatever space we wanted in the US. Way two is what the president does today which is live in the US since he is in control of it. Lastly, the president will probably never do the third way which is leave his country to live under another country's rule to become friends. "Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved." (Machiavelli). This quote Machiavelli strongly believes in goes over the extent of the president today. No one running or currently president wants to be known as the evil one or someone who is feared by many. They want to be loved by many to win the votes but they also need to have a backbone so they don't have other countries stepping all over them. But, this quote can be seen used by bad rulers in history and even today. One example is Hitler, he rose to power and was feared by many especially the people he targeted. He was able to obtain power so quickly because the Germans trusted him since being drilled to Heil Hitler at such a young age. Obtaining power back then is way over the extent to how the government today gains their power.

In 16th century Italy, the prince's response to the suffering of people affected the attitudes and behavior of how they treated the prince. A ruler's goal was to secure his reputation holding his power in control without nourishing any hatred on themselves as a leader. A ruler sets an impression, reflecting how their subjects behave by his actions. Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his treatise "The Prince," in 16th century Italy. As a political theorist, Machiavelli put his concerns towards cruelty and clemency and argues whether or not it is better to be loved than feared. Machiavelli advises future leaders arguing what makes an ideal ruler and the impact rulers would have on politics. In the excerpt, he refutes what makes a function of a ruler–...show more content...

Machiavelli's text "asserted in general of men" is directing the attention towards the ruler's men, his people, that their "ungrateful, fickle false, cowardly, covetous." This text represents the attitude and personality, men living in the 16th century were capable of being. The men during the 16th century were scheming multiple changes to their interest and minds when they feel obligated to the loved ruler. This affected the rulers status because love to a ruler is "fickle false." The rulers men would easily try to take the opportunity to take advantage of the ruler. He who is a loved ruler, is only loved for the actions he can do. And for when the ruler can't make a gesture for his people, they would turn against their ruler. Which, would affect the ruler's power to be in control. Unlike being feared, the rulers people will do as he says, do to the sense of fear and will not cause any trouble. Machiavelli advices rulers to be feared to his people because of being less likely to be fooled and be taken advantage.

To secure rulers reputation, holding their power in control without nourishing any hatred on themselves as a leader. A ruler sets an impression, reflecting how their subjects behave by his actions. Machiavelli's text displays if the ruler does not win love from his people, he has to avoid being hated if he were to be a feared ruler. The ruler must prevent any cruelty acts that would affect his control in

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Niccolo Machiavelli, a late 15th century political adviser and a theorist who argued that we shouldn't think that politicians are immoral and are simply bad for lying, dissembling and maneuvering. A good politician in Machiavelli's remarkable views isn't the one who's friendly, honest and kind. It's someone, however is occasionally dark and who knows how to defend, enrich and bring honor to the state which is also an extremely important goal. Being pleasant and compassionate may well be a virtue in general but what citizens mostly need from their rulers is effectiveness, which may well be call upon some darker moves. Once we understand these basic requirements we tend to be clearer of what we want from our politicians. Niccolo Machiavelli was...show more content...

Some rulers like Caligula and Hitler started their reign as being loved by the people then later they used fear to rule because of the difficulties that were arising during their reign. The problem with using fear as Machiavelli suggests is that there is indeed a thin line between being feared and being hated also every other ruler uses fear to govern his people usually pass that line and gets hated by the people. This hatred towards the ruler causes rebel against him. If a ruler were to follow all these guidelines mentioned in chapter 17 that man might be a great respected ruler. Machiavelli says that a ruler must not touch a citizen's property. He must give justifications if he wants to avoid being hated. But the problem with this is that majority of the ruler chooses fear not according to all of Machiavelli's guidelines. Unfortunately it is humans' nature to be greedy, rebellious and envious. So how does the ruler establish the authority without being feared by the people? The answer I believe is love. It is only through love that a ruler can gain people respect, servitude and obedience without stirring up the emotions of fear, anger and hatred. On the other hand the answer perhaps also lies in the social and cultural

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Niccolo Machiavelli was one of the sixteenth century political philosophers around the world. He was born at 1468 in Florence, and he received humanities education. Niccolo Machiavelli wrote a book that name is "The Price" which has had a unique impact on people at that time and until know. Subsequently, understanding the idea of Machiavelli will help us to understand the ways that the authoritarians and absolute monarchs try to keeping them from the power by using fear and violence. He was one of the unique political philosopher du to of having different opinion about the view of human nature and the ways that prince can take power and maintained it. Niccolo Machiavelli used human nature and showed that he respects human nature to control...show more content...

Machiavelli explains the human nature in form that is important for a prince to know. This essay will highlight the most important ways for becoming a prince, which are the ability of the person, using trickery and manipulation or even treason, and the support of people and the nobles to reach the rank of a prince. Machiavelli explains the human nature of a prince among people to be feared and loved in the same time in order to have the ability to control

Biography of Niccolo Machiavelli Machiavelli was born in 1469, into an Italy, which was probably less feudal than any other European country at that time. Europe at this time was in a state of political upheaval. The Church's power was in decline, losing its power as unifying government, Spain and France were pushing their way in Italy, and Italy itself was a melange of bickering city–states. This climate of political uncertainty greatly affected Machiavelli's political theories. Machiavelli began his political career at the age of twenty–five. However, he did not achieve recognition until 1498 when he obtained a prestigious appointment to become secretary to the Council of Ten, An executive...show more content... He had a pessimistic view of men, describing them as wicked, fickle and selfish; "They shun danger and are greedy for profit; while you treat them well, they are yours. They would shed their blood for you … but when you are in danger they turn against you believing that all men really wanted was power, money and glory". [Machiavelli, reprinted 1975, p.44.] Machiavelli believes that the state is only created if the people cooperate and work to maintain it. The state is also one of man's greatest endeavours, and it takes precedence over everything else. It should be one's primary focus, and maintaining its sovereignty one's most vital concern. The state is founded on the power of its military. Hence a strong military is important for its survival. Machiavelli's book The Prince deals with the making of a society in which the people are corrupt. "Machiavelli freely prescribes for the man who wishes to acquire power and glory in a corrupt republic by becoming a tyrant rather than a public–spirited reformer." [Bluhm, 1971, p.213.] Addressed to Lorenzo De Medici (the new ruler of Florence), The Prince's aim is to tell a ruler how to become a good tyrant. According to Machiavelli a prince must posses the virtues that should have been present in a good

In the XVI century, NiccolГІ Machiavelli created a philosophy considered as innovative by many contemporary philosophers. However, the ideas of the Renaissance philosopher didn't come instantly, since they were the result of two factors that need to be reversed in Brazil in order to individuals of that country become more creative: have an innovative perspective and an education that teaches how to think. In relation to this, it is fact that the Brazilian educational system, despite having almost outgrown the style that prioritizes the act of decorating the Military Dictatorship, still encourages the student to record more names than thinking. This can be seen by viewing the fear as much of high school students studies for the exam: they prefer

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