I like to study the philosophers, especially Plato and Aristotle ,
Machiavelli , and Nietzsche . ... Authors and books: Plato , Frank Herbert 's Dune series, Aristotle
, Machiavelli , Nietzsche .
I am Machiavelli meets Florence
Nightengale, how those two go together. ... (a) The Prince by Machiavelli ,
Shakespeare , The Lord of the Rings, The Night World Series by L.
During my free time I read Philosophy books
(especially Machiavelli ), draw , or work out . ... My favorite book is The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli .
by TheScotsman1987
Fáilte! This is the 'My Friend Breed' Test. I'll be using little logic and vague knowledge of the subject at hand - that is Breed - to determine your ... ...
by Phils_darlin
Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian political writer at the time of Renaissance. His book "The Prince" became notorious for its rather amoral outlook, ... ...
by
Do you know that you know nothing? If you know who is being referenced, then you're that much closer to getting a great score. Do Cartesian cartwhee... ...
by GraemeQewe
Well, why not a test on the history of Philosophy.
How much do you really know about the philosophers from ancient times till the 20th century? ...
by keepyourfork
Welcome to the Which Cult is for You? Test.
You've been knocking around for a while now and if there's one thing you've decided it's that this life... ...
by Cyaluminus
as in Machiavelli’s Prince and Discourses. Let us discuss these two
authors in turns: Machiavelli first, Hobbes second and Machiavelli
third, followed by a brief discussion of the conclusions drawn out
of these three works. The value of justice is certainly
acknowledged in Machiavelli’s mirror
by ambitious_ideal
Famous portrait of Machiavelli An
infamous figure of renaissance history is Niccolo Machiavelli. In
writing about the means by which tyrants acquire and keep power,
Machiavelli unwittingly became branded through history ... where people exhibiting
them now are referred to as ‘Machiavellian’.
by BacchusLife
Please help my pussy
Machiavelli! ... In Blood,
Niccolo Machiavelli Ask Machiavelli is an intermittently released
advice column penned by Niccolo Machiavelli, noted author of The
Prince and Discourse on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy. © 2007
tenthandhess.com http://www.myspace.com/askmachiavelli
by gloweflies
We were once known as Job and
Machiavelli. Though we grow together and share this placenta, we
are both strong and weak. Our memories of our selves and of each
other are beginning to fade. The strong among us is Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli is
content to grow at the expense of his
by moltox8
As I listened to National Public Radio the other day, I heard a
minor detail which caught me as an amusing truth. The report was
regarding the Democratic race in Virginia which has become
something of a battleground state for the congressional and
presidential elections this November. The news...
Comment by AlphaOmegathon
Machavellian way, of course, when people quote
Machiavelli, as sffguyyy did in this post, ... It should be also
understood that the book, which Machiavelli titled, De
Principatibus, was written in the hope of attracting a patron from
the family responsible for Machiavelli being tortured.
Comment by d0gmatism
Machiavelli did not only write one book, and,
based upon your follow up description, it's safe to assume that the
one to which you were referring was ... how people are and the needs of the day
(Realpolitik), Machiavelli wrote <u>The Prince</u> in
the hopes of getting Italy together
Comment by VulcanTourist
It's
exactly what Machiavelli was mocking when he wrote his famous
novel.
Comment by riverclear2day
Machiavelli talks about this in the Prince at length. ... emphasis
on virtue as opposed to Machiavelli's 'end-justifies-the-means'
mentality of doing whatever is necessary to preserve the state for
its citizens.Machiavelli was naive, and failed horrifically as
Comment by
"According to Machiavelli--the ends do justify the
means. Not that I personally take that stance--but I think
all of us, deep down honestly look at ourselves, aren't 100%
honest, 100% of the time. We all have a bit of Machiavelli in
us.
Comment by argowolf
Using
Machiavelli means understanding Machiavelli, which isn't easy.
Comment by damascanpig
It's
like Machiavelli, at least, the Machiavelli that exists beyond what
people assume is his only lesson about grasping and holding power
by any and every means.
Comment by DiscoJer
And that wonderful manual on
how to be nice to others, The Prince by Machiavelli.