POL 2108 Lecture : Lecture 3

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2108
• Professor: Sophie Bourgault

Document Summary

Virtue is a performance, it"s about virtuosity: aristotle: virtue is a mean between two extremes machiavelli would say to that: forget moderation, forget the mean, the middle course is impossible you can"t choose the middle, moderation is for wimps, and you should embrace boldness not caution, chapter 25: climax of the book (for some), metaphorical, machiavelli formulates the two policies that any prude and prince ought to follow. If anyone tries to get in her way then she"ll kill him or her: page 189 even with the best of skills and a great vision, you might not be able to achieve anything at the end of the day, success is only possible if you have virtue (armed and a vision) and an opportunity, foresight: what might go on in the state who"s better at this rulers or people? (page 156) book 1 chapter 58 (very important chapter) (deals with the democratic side of machiavelli.