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The Prince, it is clear that they came from a multitude of places, but most notably from the example of Borgia. Some ideas would c...

This paper examines if Niccolo Machiavelli or Plato would have provided Ralph with better advice on governing the island in this a...

In six pages this paper discusses the state's role according to John Locke's philosophies and also considers the Asian economic cr...

he also suggests that this "writing," in allowing the chief to retain his position, is in effect reducing the rest of the tribe to...

to the Declaration of Independence. That Locke influenced the ideas of the men who created the declaration is obvious. Lockes (16...

societys goods (Platos Political Theory, 2002). They were satisfied with their lives and held back from being passionate natured ...

paper is to explore that complex relationship as it falls under the liberal philosophy, that great tradition epitomized by such ph...

In five pages the existence of natural rights is considered within the context of John Locke's concepts and as they are manifested...

of his less knowledgeable subjects. There were several basic principals that Machiavelli put forth for his new princes-to-be. Fir...

warning regarding change: "Changes in estate also issue from this, for if, to one who governs himself with caution and patience, t...

A Prince with virtu needed people with virtu in his armies to be able to conquer and control others and to maintain an element of ...

forces which existed during his time. Some of those forces could be interpreted as evil, as could the impact they had on Machiave...

Ned Williams It becomes quite obvious in looking at the story of Ned Williams that he was searching for nothing of value in his ...

as the real measuring stick against which all the answers to all the questions could be compared to see if they measured up. Not ...

Within a short time however, Locke was relieved of his public duties, and left England due to the ill effects of the climate on hi...

being things such as substances that are found in the material world (Honderich, 1995). Modes and relations are two other complex ...

that people do have a duty to God, which is coupled with a duty to obey their ruler (Honderich, 1995). At the same time, Locke say...

the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...

in order to ensure proper behavior among the worlds population, yet, Lockes critics asked who is to determine what this ethical co...

can look at contemporary examples to prove this point. For instance, there is something called an intervention in twelve step prog...

terms of a high human being, one may contend that it is the spiritual being--the priests, the rabbis, the ministers--who are reall...

Concerning war for example, Machiavelli (1515) writes: "With us there is great justice, because that war is just which is necessa...

"Natural rights are those rights such as life (from conception), liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Hence, laws and statutes w...

the most intelligent way to go about ruling a community or a state. But, as indicated in the introduction, there are places where ...

themselves. This is common sense, but such political writings were rather rare in his day whereas today, politicians are continual...

will experience touch, smell, taste and so forth, the latter of which is difficult to relay. In other words, how can one provide a...

With the new currency, there is fear that the EU will focus on trade over security issues. In the past, Europe has had a lot of pr...

based solely upon interpretive existence: 1) For an ordinary physical object (such as a tree) to really exist is for it to exist e...

2002) . Rene Descartes on the other hand delved into the idea of immediate conscious thinking (2002). Locke viewed identity as be...

the ways that we experience these objects. A table is solid; stars in the night sky are innumerable. Secondary qualities o...