Essays On The Prince

The XX century is often called a century of dictators, and one of them is Saddam Hussein – a totalitarian leader, who managed to maintain his regime till 2003, but was still deprived of power. In his book “The Prince” Nikkolo Machiavelli, an Italian political thinker of the XVI century, presented an outstanding “Dictator‘s Guide”, […]

From its inauspicious beginning, Carnival became known for fun-filled Caribbean cruises. Ted retired in 1990 as Chairman. His son, Micky Arison, CEO, then became Chairman. Carnival is considered a “Controlled Foreign Corporation” (CFC), which exempts shipping operations of a corporation from income tax. Much of Carnival’s success is attributed to its marketing program directed toward […]

Throughout history there have been many different sentiments referring to the type of leading that would take to a successful society. In “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. a group of civilized male children is left on an uninhabited island with no grownups to steer them. The male children must take a leader and […]

For many years, anthropologists and philosophers have tried to find a definition to the word ‘morality’ which can satisfy all different perceptions that are believed by different people all around the world. It was found that there are two ways to use the term ‘morality’: descriptively and normatively. Descriptively refers to ” a code of […]

In the Discourses1, on Livy Machiavelli argues that the purpose of politics is to promote a ‘common good’. This essay shall show how this statement relates to the ideas presented in The Prince2.Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence in 1469 and died there in 1527. This was a very turbulent time in Italy. No central […]

Machiavelli’s, The Prince, is spellbinding because through it he appears to convert ordinary life from a moral battle that is mired in guilt and controlled by a higher power, into an ordinary (albeit well structured) game. In our assigned textbook, Isaiah Berlin, when interpreting Machiavelli (Adams 206-235), pushes for a higher purpose on this game: […]

al TheoristsBoth leaders of their generations, Martin Luther and Niccolo Machiavelli were also religious and political icons. Through their theses, essays, and books they were able to successfully convey their views to the public.Martin Luther was a lawyer turned priest, who tried to open the eyes of the public to the general corruption of the […]

Word Count: 1660″The term an refers to someone who is unscrupulous, cunning, cynical, and unprincipled”(Goods 1998). Many scholars agree that this particular adjective would have dismayed Niccolo Machiavelli, the man from whom the term is derived. In reality he has been attributed as being one of the brightest lights of the Italian Renaissance through his […]

velliIn St. Augustine’s book entitled Political Writings, one could see that Christianity plays a very important role in his view of politics. His opinion on the morality or lack of morality in politics, to me makes it more evident that Christianity persuades his views. Although it seems his writings have become quite well known and […]

Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer in Florence, Italy during the Renaissance. He is considered as the founder of modern political science and political ethics, and was an official in the Florentine Republic. He was a secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence when the Medici […]

Niccolo Machiavelli lived during the later 15th and early 16th centuries during a time when Italy suffered from much political instability. In early sixteenth century, after the fall of the Florentine Republic and the return of the Medici in 1512, instability was the norm, filled with external threats and internal dissension. Machiavelli’s book The Prince […]

Machiavelli’s book, The Prince has been, and still is, a guideline to the average organization in today’s world. New Jersey’s Department of Division of Youth and Family Services known as DYFS has grown to the organization that they are today because of the principalities it applies from The Prince. Machiavelli also composed The Prince as […]

“Man is a political animal”1. This, indeed, is true because in the modern world we live in, every single person is a part of a society. A society is a political object, so from this results the idea of a man being dependant upon political acts. All men are special and unique members of the […]

John Locke Vs. Bernard Williams In this essay, I will be explaining John Locke’s case of the prince and the cobbler and Bernard Williams’s second description of the A-body person and the B-body person. Bernard Williams has the correct analysis of the situation where the body is part of self-identity since it is inevitable for […]

Book analysis and understanding is very important, because it helps in making satisfactory comments and arguments about the dominant themes in any presented literary work. In this essay analysis out of many themes reflected in these two novels: The Apology by Socrates and The Prince by Machiavelli, the discussion highlights and focuses on the major […]

Niccolo Machiavelli was born during the time of political upheaval in Italy. When he was born in a wealthy family in Florentine in 1469, by then the ruling family of Medici had ruled Italy for 35 years. Political life then in Italy was plagued by fear, instability, and invasion. Italy was in war and competition […]

Biography of Niccolo Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3 May 1469 during a time of great political activity in Italy. His first role in political affairs came at the young age of twenty-nine when the ruling regime of Savonrola fell from power in his native city. Though he had no previous administrative […]