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In 1517 Niccolo Machiavelli wrote one of the most famous dissertations on power to date, entitled The Prince. His insights on the elements of power include the struggles for every level of power, from strategies performed by world leaders to the executive struggling in the corporate world. The id...

BENDING MORALITY In the past, many writers and philosophers have concocted stringent guidelines on how humans, as servants of God, should properly conduct themselves. These elite thinkers, such as Augustine and Dante, are deeply religious and vehemently scorn those who stray from the Lord....

It may not always begin as a conscious decision, but it remains clear that there are strong influences on works stemming from previous writings that manifest themselves in major concepts that have undergone changes across time. We can see multiple instances of these influences between Nicolo Machia...

When reading Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince, one can't help but grasp his argument that ordinary morality and politics cannot exist in the same forum. However, when examining Machiavelli's notions in depth, one can conclude that perhaps a moral end fuels his suggested use of force ...