Machiavelli's "The Prince" In Machiavelli's "The Prince," Machiavelli is able to express his own theories on how a prince should act in certain situations. His style is known for being different from other philosophers because it is very straight forward and mostly th...

Niccolo Machiavelli seems to be a master at manipulating the human conditions. I have never read anything quite like what he has written. He writes of things that one might consider wrong, but his manner of presenting the subject is so well structured that one cannot not help but to consider t...

Machiavelli goes against the traditional mindset that a prince derived his power from God. Machiavelli believed that the rulers were given no divine right. He said that a ruler achieved his power through his own efforts and skills. The traditional thinkers believed that the ruler had to abide by Chr...

Since pre-school we've been taught to do onto others as you would like them to do to you. Clearly Niccolo Machiavelli missed that lesson! He does however realize how important it is to be a good leader; however he does feel that it's necessary to sometimes risk the love of the people...

Niccolo Machiavelli's life reflects one of the Renaissance Italy's greatest political philosophers. His writings have reflected the unstable conditions of Italy lacking a worthy leader at the time. He believed that a prince should have ruthlessness, be feared by his nation, and be tightfisted. M...

Lorenzo Di Piero De` Medici was more than likely unaware of the offering he was to receive from Niccolo` Machiavelli. In his hands a book of great political knowledge was soon to be placed. Highly revered as the greatest work of those times I still find it highly applicable to the situations of thos...

Every leader must possess specific essential characteristics and qualities that are imperative to be successful. In \"The Qualities of the Prince,\" Niccolo Machiavelli describes the traits and nature required, in his opinion, to be an efficient leader. The essay is primarily directed to instruct a ...

In The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli presents a view of governing a state that is drastically different from that of humanists of his time. Machiavelli believes the ruling Prince should be the sole authority determining every aspect of the state and put in effect a policy which would serve his b...

Praised or Blamed? In the essay, "Qualities of a prince" (35-40). Machiavelli discusses some of the characteristics that would cause a prince to be praised or blamed for his actions. He explains how a prince needs to have his priorities in order to be knowledgeable when necessary to withst...

The Prince, written by Niccolò Machiavelli in 1513, was a book about political power and how to keep it. Machiavelli\'s general message was that in order to hold power, one must not only lie to his enemies but lie to his own people as well if he must. A ruler must always seem to be honest, benign...

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...

In reading Machiavelli's The Prince, one would gather many insights into the sort of moves a ruler should make and into the mind of Machiavelli. Machiavelli has many topics and gives a lot of advice, but some of his advice is more drastic than others. For instance, Machiavelli states that cru...

In Niccolo Machiavelli's letter to The Prince, Machiavelli emphasized the role of fortune in human affairs as well as in government affairs. This makes it essential to understand what fortune is and how it can be used. It is also essential to understand what power we have in the face of fortu...

Niccolo Machiavelli is revered as the founder of modern political philosophy. He was considered a "realist" because he concerned himself only with the political situations that actually arose in reality, where as previous philosophers were concerned largely with the theoretical politics o...

Report on The Prince by Machiavelli 1. Major themes in the book. The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli, is one of the first examinations of politics and science from a purely scientific and rational perspective. Machiavelli theorizes that the state is only created if the peo...

Niccolo Machiavelli tells of the methods that have been the most successful in gaining and maintaining power in non-democratic governments in his classic novel, The Prince. Through a meticulous analysis of political history up to his point in time, he tells of the political strategies that had wo...

Niccolò Machiavelli dedicated his book The Prince to the ruling Florentine party in 1516. The book was written as a ruling guide for the Medici family, who had just come to power in Florence, Italy. In the very first paragraph of the book, Machiavelli offers the book to Lorenzo de' Me...

A Negative Necessity In "The Qualities of the Prince" the author, Niccolo Machiavelli, generates an interesting question; do the desired ends justify the means used in order to achieve them? Machiavelli uses simple comparisons, subtle contradictions, and historical facts to support his ...

THE PRINCE Although Niccolo Machiavelli did not succeed in his attempt to appease Lorenzo De Medici, perhaps he provided society a politically correct looking glass that one could use in order to judge, and peer into the souls of men. Sometimes with humor, and sometimes with pomp arrogance Mach...

In the excerpt "Of the Things for Which Men, and Especially Princes, are Praised and Blamed" taken from The Prince, Machiavelli begins examining the principles and manners a prince should follow in relations with his friends, subjects and the people in order to achieve and retain a good ...

Governing countries and states properly has been a difficult task from the beginning of time. In every country there will be people to who are unhappy and will disagree with your rule, causing your system to fail. So, century after century, people have tried new ways to make their politics s...

In this brief passage by Frederick Douglass, called Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, he describes prime examples of a pure Machiavellian. Douglass gives us insight on Mrs. Hamilton, a slave owner, who just like Machiavelli explains in The Qualities of the Prince shows us what exactly Ma...

“Of the Things for Which Men, and Especially Princes, are Praised or Blamed” In the excerpt “Of the Things for Which Men, and Especially Princes, are Praised and Blamed” taken from The Prince, Machiavelli begins examining the principles and manners a prince should follow in ...

Summary Machiavelli's philosophy is basically to become a good leader you must do anything even it is immoral and wrong. He first writes that a prince's duty concerning military matter must always think of war only, even in times of peace. They must know their surroundings exactly so t...

Machiavelli's The Prince has long been used and studied as a manual for those who are already in power or for those who wish to have power. Through rational thinking about political power, Machiavelli is the authoritative source on how one should lead and govern. To illustrate his points, Machia...