POLI 100 Lecture 10: poli 100 10.18.2016
31 Oct 2016
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-> willing to ght and do whatever it takes to get what you want. Situation in italy: like a jungle --> states were split, allied together to hunt down other states. -> needs a prince that is willing to play the roles of different animals and use animal-like strategies to bring about success. Animals are not concerned with ethics or morality --> just doing what they need to survive and thrive. Fox= cunning without questioning its morality --> it just is a fox why must the prince be willing to act beastly? what does he mean that the prince must be both a lion and a fox? virtu. The skill of politics, completely different from virtue. Appear to be virtuous to further your interest in power, but act act unvirtuously to further your interest in power. Can takes the best of both natures --> be both fox and lion.
