POL 2108 Lecture : Machiavelli (Fortuna + Discourses) LEC 3.docx
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We must adapt to changing circumstances: two reasons we are no apt to change, 1 man"s natural inclination/character is fixed, 2 past successes limits our willingness to change, 2 individuals that use the same strategy will have different outcomes historical circumstances dictate the outcome (it"s better to be daring and bold than overly cautious, 2nd metaphor fortuna is a lady: women want men who are not calculating and afraid, but men who are bold (77) that is why she smiles on those who are young, p. 87 fortuna picks and chooses her men. I the origins of political society & m"s cycle of regimes. (ch. 1 2: what makes for greatness (civic) and what explains rome"s greatness, liberty how should it to acquired, preserved, and flourish, more glory in making something last (longevity matters, machiavelli liberty is acquired in 3 steps (p. 87, bk.