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Machiavelli
Poli Sci
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2009

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Term
Machiavelli: Morals
Definition
Scandalous Disregards Morals How we live is the opposite of how we say we should live
Term
Machiavelli: Virtues
Definition
Virility
courage
chivalry
Term
Machiavelli: Background
Definition

Born 1469 Florence

Fired after Rome took over Florence

Wrote The Prince as a letter to Lorenzo dMedici

Exposed after book leaks

Excommunicated

Dies awaiting to find out if he got his job back.

 

Term
Machiavelli: The Prince
Definition

§  Argues against

ú  Religion

ú  Political system

ú  Bitches

ú  Hoes

ú  Snitches 

Term
Machiavelli: Polemics
Definition
Word which means it went against the common political ideology of the time. 
Term
Machiavelli: The Prince Primary Themes 1-2
Definition

o   1. Superiority of The Republican Form

§  Believes in senate

§  Not full blown democracy

o   2. Recognizes need for mass consent

§  One of the first thinkers to argue that people deserve some sort of voice. 

Term
Machiavelli: Primary Themes 3-4
Definition

o   3. You also need cohesiveness in a state

§  Patriotism

§  In order for state to be stable there must be a love for the state.

o   4. The great role of leadership

§  Leader is the greatest

§  Leader has authority to guide everyone else

Term
Machiavelli: Primary Themes 5-6 
Definition

o   5. Military Power is essential

§  State must be defended

§  You need an army to die for the flag.

o   6. Need national religion

§  Despite Catholicism being corrupt

§  Ideology is necessary


Term
Machiavelli: Themes 7-8
Definition

7. No half measures

Niggas gotta do what a niggas gotta do

 

8. Cyclical History

Sometimes love goeas around. 

 

I get back up and it knocks me down

Term

“The end justifies the means.”

 

 

 

Definition

 

What he said was “Every action is designed in terms of the end which is seeks to achieve.”

 

He meant that his political end should be achieved regardless of means to get there

Term
Machiavelli: Ruler
Definition

Must unify and people content

Must be ruthless

As long as it ends up a united republic the means are justified

 

Takes precedent over society

Can't abuse power

 

Term
Machiavelli: Conscience
Definition
Conscious makes us all cowards.
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