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Historians, Erasmus and Machiavelli, used analytic thought in their view of political liberty, rational outlook and the value of people's beliefs.... Machiavelli's theories make his politics modern as they incorporate aspects of interdependence, diversity, and political participation.... The shift from the individualism of liberalism to republicanism emphasized in the western political philosophies.... In my own opinion, I consider these opposing viewpoints as relevant to today's world of the early 21st century....
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Essay
The paper “Machiavelli's “The Prince” and erasmus's “The Education of a Christian Prince” discusses how ideologies, advocated by the thinkers, being antagonistic in nature, affected the development of political thoughts.... This essay compares and contrasts Machiavelli is The Prince and erasmus's The Education of a Christian Prince.... First and foremost it was meant to show how a leader can best maintain his political power and prosperous nation amid political turmoil during the 16th Century in Italy....
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Book Report/Review
In The Prince, a most commanding and widely read discourse on government, Niccolo Machiavelli prescribes the government's social and political stance on power and authority.... In an advisory tone, Machiavelli recommends policies that would dissuade mass political upheaval, directing subjects' energies into personal quests so that that the monarch could best protect his power.... It may as well be the case that the two roles are quite in contrast....
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Essay
When a prince cannot both be loved and feared, it is “much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with” (Machiavelli 45).... machiavelli claims that it is better for a price “to be feared than loved”, though ideally he should be both “love and feared” (machiavelli 45).... In support of his position, machiavelli argues that people in general are “ungrateful, fickle, dissembling, anxious to flee danger, and covetous of gain....
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Essay
The aim of the present essay is to provide two main arguments in favor of the political theory of Machiavelli.... The writer will firstly define and describe the main concepts of the theory followed with a detailed analysis of the validity of the political concept of Machiavelli.... His political philosophy was called Machiavellianism.... In general, Machiavellianism can be interpreted as a line of conduct in political activities....
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Essay
The author of this essay describes the impact of machiavelli and Aristotle on political thought and statecraft.... This paper outlines comparing and contrast their contribution to the political field.... Our contention is that the latter explanation, although accepted over a long period of time by popular use, is a misconception of the valid and influential contributions that Machiavelli made to political theory and practice.... Although chronologically more recent than Aristotle, this essay purports to begin by discussing the impact of Machiavelli on political thought and statecraft, especially his contribution to the modern concept of 'democratic elitism' followed by a discussion of Aristotle's contribution to the field, especially his central and influential concept of 'polity' as a precursor to democratic elitism....
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Essay
This work called "machiavelli and Passion for Politics" describes the personality of Machiavelli, the characteristic of his work, ideas, and goals in politics.... To stay in power, the hereditary prince must maintain the socio-political institutions to which the people are accustomed.... On the other hand, a new prince has a more difficult task, since he must first stabilize his new power in order to build an enduring political structure....
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Case Study
This book review "Political Theories: Machiavelli's Prince and Aristotle's Politics" presents a comparison of machiavelli and Aristotle's political theories in distinguishing legitimate political goals and creating manipulated images in the minds of the subject.... machiavelli and Aristotle have also come to present a similar effect by mirroring humanism.... Apparently, the major interests of the prince included acquiring, maintaining, and widening his political territories (Heilbroner, 1999, 115)....
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Book Report/Review