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The Roman Pantheon

of doors many times larger than the people who enter the building. Interestingly, this building has only one doorway (Gardner, 193...

Roman Cultural Life and Architecture: Analysis and Interpretation

gender bias in the favor of men, who were lords and masters of their wives and children as well as their slaves. All male Roman c...

Bauhaus and Architectural Design

but remains a symbol of modernism. When consider the term modern, until recently the use of the term modern, and the associated m...

Poetic Metaphors Used by Boccaccio, Aquinas, Sidney, Shelley, and Aristotle

In twelve pages the poetic metaphor and its value is assessed within the works of these varied literary and philosophical icons. ...

'On the Eternity of the World' by Thomas Aquinas

In a paper consisting of nine pages this work by Aquinas is evaluated in terms of its strengths and weaknesses of points. Five so...

Dymaxion House by Buckminster Fuller

II. DETAILS Organization of the Dymaxion House interior spaces lends itself to Fullers desire to maintain an apparent relat...

Machiavelli: How Far Do His Patterns Of Contrast Between Political Ideals And Concrete Realities Apply Today?

Additionally, a president who is worth his salt makes exceptional use of the political climate, much like Harry Truman and Dwight ...

The Intention Of The Holy Ghost ……

the creation of the universe. Genesis says that at first the earth was covered by water. Scientists claimed, even at that time, th...

Euclid of Alexandria; The Elements

Elements, to which he replied that there was no royal road to geometry. He is therefore younger than Platos circle, but older than...

Hitler & Machiavelli’s The Prince

he went about pursuing his own objectives to the detriment of the German people.3 However, in analyzing Hitlers rule over Germany...

Machiavelli's Place in Medieval Society

of the day. There were Kings and Christians and those who were attached to Enlightenment ideals. In essence, Machiavellis world wa...

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...

Literature and the West's Medieval and Renaissance Cultures

Dantes (1999) Florentine origin, one first must ascertain the reasons why people are drawn to his work. Is it that poems are enjo...

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince and Human Nature

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

Leo Strauss on Political Philosophy

science or subjects in the humanities do not. Both classic philosophy and modern philosophy seem to make political philosophy a qu...

Realist Perspectives on the Iraq War

In six pages the realist theory and Machiavelli's political influence are examined within the context of the contemporary war with...

Leadership Concepts

for the people. Leadership and theories of leadership have come a long way since Machiavellis time. Heider (1986) claims that lea...

Medieval Individuality and Leadership

require freedom. It would not be until much later, during the latter part of the eighteenth century, that the world would see imme...

Niccolo Machiavelli's Life and Character

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

The Political Thought of Machiavelli

that what is done is not as important as the character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. At the same time, unlike a preach...

Machiavelli's Views on Agathocles and Borgia

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...

Thematic Elements of Machiavelli's Mandragola

sense. After all, it is a comedy and many comedies at least hint at politics. The author also points out that Mandragola is not a ...

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...

Socrates and Machiavelli on Leadership

character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...

Niccolo Machiavelli and Italian 'Princes'

different styles. Yet, while this may be the case, certainly there must be lines drawn and the author is not quite so critical of...

Comparative Philosophical Analysis of Niccolo Machiavelli, Plato, and Aristotle

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

Machiavelli on Power and Leadership

In five pages this paper discusses Machiavelli's views on the concepts of power and leadership. Three sources are cited in the bi...

Perspective and Wisdom of Niccolo Machiavell

people. Machiavelli contends that every ruler does not want to be mean or cruel leader and rather, they want to be merciful (58)....

The Prince and the Concepts of Idealism and Virtue

virtue is something that people can live with on a daily basis. Virtue is equated with doing the right thing in the present. Ideal...

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 ...