POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cesare Borgia, Girolamo Savonarola
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Knows better than to only rely on god. If all fail, does that mean jesus failed. Fear great enough can not only compel the mind and will, but also shape them. In biblical narrative, true basis of belief and laws of moses was the slaughter of the worshippers of the golden path. Carried through by moses and the tribesmen, not god. Moses expects a crushing blow among non believers. Fear takes centre stage in modern political thought. Friar who came from dominicans to florence. Organized bonfires of the vanities as a sign of their return to christianity. Reformer and renewer of corrupt catholic church of his day. Due to error in his choice or. Cesare is not model prince, but rather: machiavelli"s unsuccessful double. Both possess great virtu, due to fortune. Cesare began his career as a prince and. Least respectful of becoming prince: by crime.
