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Machiavelli and Modern Writers on the Athenian Thesis

In six pages this paper examines how Machiavelli and contemporary writers would regard the Athenian Doctrine or Thesis. Four sour...

French Revolution and the Application of Principles from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

In six pages this essay seeks to better understand the French Revolution through an application of the theories contained in Machi...

A.H.M. Jones' Athenian Democracy

In four pages this text is reviewed and comparisons are made between Athenian and American democracies....

Pericles' Funeral Oration as Reported by Thucydides

way of life is unique when compared to that of our neighbors. Only in Athens can a citizen, no matter what class or social distinc...

Machiavelli's Relevance In Modern Society

end all of leadership. Leadership is more than simply doing what the people say they want. It is acting to fulfill the needs of th...

The Utility of Machiavelli's The Prince

murder should be ignored, a modern ruler might consider keeping local laws, and living in the land that over which one rules. The ...

Leadership in Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper addresses modern leadership issues relevant to Machiavelli's classic work. This nine page paper has seven sources list...

Machiavelli's The Prince and Qualities of Leadership

many have said that Napoleon, while a good military strategist and fair leader, had hidden motives. He wanted to make the Bonapart...

Machiavelli's Relevance To Modern Political Theory

This paper contends that Machiavelli's collected works laid the foundation for the beginnings of modern political science. This te...

Overview of the Athenian Doctrine

In eight pages this paper examines the Athenian doctrine or thesis in a consideration of Athens' and Sparta's motivations and virt...

Two Greek TextsThucydides' “Athenian Thesis” and the “Unjust Speech” in Aristophanes' The Clouds

by, at least, a millennium. For them, they are merely being "realistic" and that such realism can serve as a basis for a social or...

Machiavelli's Theories On Government

classical realism and to assess the general ethical issues raised by realism and the relationship between science and politics" (F...

Religion, Social Stability, and Machiavelli's Discourses On Titus Livius

This paper examines Machiavelli's Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius. The author discusses Machiavelli's views on...

More's Utopia as a Superior Model when compared with Machiavellian Ideals

of all possible worlds, at least as he saw it. Much of The Prince looks at the world through the eyes of the monarch. Machiavel...

Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

52). Close examination of "Story of an Hour" reveals the manner of Louise Mallards death, i.e., murder, and also the message that ...

Athenian Imperialism and Democracy

the war with Persia Athens started to rebuild, but there was an interesting imperialistic view, perceiving all other Greek states ...

Forms of Athenian Government

Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy in Greece, 2002). He also claimed the authority of a monarch (Anonymous Monarchy, Aristocracy ...

Imperialism and Athenian Democracy

This paper consists of eight pages and compares imperialism to Athenian democracy with the assistance of Thucydides and the qualit...

Afghanistan Development - Review And Recommendations

nations employ many Afghans. On April 29-30, 2007, Afghanistan held the Fourth Afghanistan Development Forum (ADF) in Kabul (Afg...

Applying Machiavelli's Lessons To Modern Entrepreneurs

perhaps never let on that they were manipulating people and lying to them. With such a simple illustration at hand, and underst...

Machiavelli's Beliefs and Modern Political Relevance

concern the ultimate goal or greater good." In essence, he is arguing, according to Oldham, that the end justifies the means and t...

Machiavelli's Relevance to Modern Politics

This paper analyzes the various political theories of Machiavelli's The Prince in terms of manipulating beliefs, the use of rhetor...

Modern Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper addresses various tenets of Machiavelli's political theories and details how and why they are still relevant today, hun...

Modern Leadership and Niccolo Machiavelli's Philosophy

is not a description of Washington, D.C., in the late 20th century but representative of early 16th century Italy. "The Prince" ...

Flawed Political Arguments in The Prince

power. For example, Machiavelli points out that the ruler becomes great in the eyes of the people by overcoming difficulties and o...

Understanding The Prince Through Machiavelli's Letters To Vettori

This paper discusses the correspondence between Vettori and Machiavelli in terms of how these letters can lead to a further unders...

2 Peer Evaluation Thesis Summaries

To connect the inability to substantiate election monies is certainly indicative of underhanded tactics Ukrainian militants employ...

Should Tenure Continue?

in order to meet the expectation that he should bring "in money to support undergraduate research," which seems to be an expected ...

Leader's Political Role in King Henry V by William Shakespeare

In his political discourse, The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli believed that political prowess that leads inherently to victory is ine...

Comments on a Book for Ministers

This essay presents reflections and discussions about different sections of a book entitled "The Pastor As A Minor Poet" by M. Cra...