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The Use of the Architectural Analogy in Machiavelli and Aquinas' Works

to some extent helps to explain human behavior. One may think of people being made up of emotions, desires, good and evil. These a...

Comparison of Thomas Aquinas's Writings and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

greedy for gain" (Machiavelli 56). Men, Machiavelli argued, were by nature more interested in their own good than in achieving th...

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...

Analogy, Plato, and Rousseau

a familiar kind of Socratic dialogue about justice, just as the Euthyphro is about piety and the Meno is about virtue. The Republi...

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...

Analogies Used in Business

with analogies for the many different types of business becoming popular titles on the best sellers lists as well as fashion items...

Connectivity, External and Internal Drive Bays

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

Presentation of a Fictitious Archaeological Dig

In eleven pages an architectural dig is fictionalized. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography....

High Technology Developments

solve MMXs problems with concurrent floating-point operation, but they do come with large software costs. Intel would have been m...

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...

Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes/Existence of God

conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...

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...

Thomas Aquinas, On Law

reason provides a means of discerning action that is "according to nature" (77). He also cites Augustine in stating that there are...

Western History and the Divine Nature of God

of souls (Frost 104). It is possible that Plato was attempting to use popular belief to promote the teaching of more profound trut...

Intelligent Design and Aquinas

18). Harrison (2006) credits Aquinas as being the "major figure" in the reintroduction of Aristotelian concepts into Western cul...

The Prince in the Context of Modern European History

This 4 page paper examines Machiavelli's work and its applicability to Europe and the world. Examples are provided. Bibliography l...

Developing a Marketing Plan for Viagra

to influencers Pfizer may appeal to men who would not otherwise come forward. It is undertaken in a tasteful manner, in line with ...

Evaluating King Henry IV Through Machiavellian and Other Perspectives

King of France in 1589 (2000). He was raised in the Protestant faith and "he settled the religious question by adopting Catholicis...

Comparing Niccolo Machiavelli's the Prince with Thomas More's Utopia

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...

Did Machiavelli Have a 'Prince' of a Life?

but weak, and Medici was allowed to return to power (2000). Machiavelli was dismissed but was soon afterward imprisoned, and sub...

Politics, Human Nature, and Machiavelli

a prince should behave and when behavior is justifiable. The author also to an extent addresses the nature of man. At least one ca...

Discourses and The Prince Compared

the day and time in which they were written. Of course, no true political analyst can be excused simply for that reason. Still, it...

An Analysis of Machiavelli's Mandragola

he makes out of a mandrake plant. This root is supposed to cure her of her ailment. In other words, she will conceive a child if...

Historical Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper examines the historical importance of the Renaissance as it impacted Machiavelli's work, The Prince. This five page pa...

Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Early Political Thinking

This paper examines Hobbes' work, Leviathan, as well as Machiavelli's, The Prince as they relate to the beginnings of political th...

Political Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper addresses the political impact of Niccolo Machiavelli's classic work, The Prince. This five page paper has eight sourc...

An Analysis of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper analyzes Machiavelli's classic work, with an emphasis on chapter twenty-one and the topic of gaining esteem. This seve...

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 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...

The Brutal Political Philosophy of Machiavelli's The Prince

the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....