BIOL1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Republic Of Florence, Renaissance Humanism, Physical Geography
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Brutus"s mind, as brutus, at war with himself fails to recognise his political ambitions. Florence. although both texts similarly examine the duplicitous values of personal morality, whilst the prince " depicts a moral relativism based on circumstances, shakespeare"s julius. Caesar " is a condemnation of political ambition and idealism, suggesting that the relationship. Anthropomorphic between ethical principles and politics is far more complex than machiavelli"s dogma of amorality. Illuminating the nature of personal morality as a conflict of public perception, both the prince " and . Caesar unintentionally illustrates his own dual nature, acknowledging his innermost physical weaknesses, i rather tell thee what is to be feared, than what i fear; for always i am caesar . Ultimately, an exploration of intertextual perspectives in both machiavelli"s treatise and. Julius caesar " together promote the importance of a strong, stable government in order to achieve national stability.
