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In eleven pages this paper considers Benjamin Franklin's perspectives on society and self in comparison with the views of Thomas H...

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

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

In ten pages this paper discusses virtue and duty as viewed in On Duties by Cicero and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Three s...

a utopian society -- represents a rational philosophy educated by science, motivated by art, and inspired by compassion. Declarin...

realist, above all, when it came to understanding human nature. He was a founder of the philosophy of history, due to his reflect...

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

In five pages this paper examines the leadership construct and the idea of virtue as it is featured in The Prince by Niccolo Machi...

that same year his friend and critic Francesco Guicciardini, Papal Commissary of War in Lombardy, hired him in two minor diplomati...

too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...

In five pages the political views held by Machiavelli and More are compared and then the religious positions of Luther and Erasmus...

has the most direct appeal to many amoral leaders of today. Some psychologists find in his works deep insights as to the nature of...

In seven pages this paper examines Chapter XV of The Prince in a consideration of how it criticizes the political philosophy descr...

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

In twenty pages this report compares the views of government espoused by each of these influential pollitical philosophers. Nine ...

In five pages a comparison and contrast of how these philosophers perceived political leadership are made by noting the difference...

the fomentation of rebellion, and to encourage individuals to occupy themselves with private rather than state matters. He saw it ...

realistic appraisal of the people they were expected to lead (Ahsan, 2002). Machiavelli detailed what he considered to be ideal l...

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

This paper examines whether or not Machiavelli's political theories set forth in The Prince can be applied to political situations...

In five pages this report contrasts Machiavelli's social opposition theory with the perspectives of political theorists Thomas Hob...

ground, whether that is through dialectical discourse or reason (1994). Barber claims that neither approach leaves any room for po...

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

In four pages this paper discusses how morality is humorously depicted in Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters, Machiavelli's Madragol...

of the government was quick and without "civil commotion." But while Machiavelli praises Agathocles on one hand, he also points ...

who studied the conditions of power, political struggle, and warfare. As such, we note that this is where his authority stems from...

In seven pages this paper analyzes the assertion of Niccolo Machiavelli that his philosophy is devoid of idealism while critics ha...

he considered to be the most significant reason society is its own opposing force. According to Hobbes, subjects of the omnipoten...

In four pages this paper examines how imagination, power, and truth are represented in The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. There a...

or socialism. More realized that it would be hard to find an established model to point to and so he created his own. More explain...