COM CO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Empiricism, Bourgeoisie, Calvinism
14 Dec 2018
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By the 1550s, machiavellian was a synonym for satanic . Today, the ends justify the means sometimes you have to use evil methods to get positive goals. If the goal is good one, and it is necessary to use evil methods to accomplish it, then you must use evil methods= you have to have evil and cruelty in your tool box. If it"s not necessary, you should use other methods. If you don"t try to achieve a worthwhile goal because evil is necessary to succeed, you"re not going to do good. Italian patriot: people like st. augustine believe life on earth doesn"t matter the afterlife. Early 16th c. italy= unstable/ disunity= they need power= machiavelli"s the prince = the guidance for prince/ really solving problem on earth. What"s the problem with using it for social science: chapter viii: The principal foundations that all states must have are good laws and good arms (good laws- able to enforce: chapter xiv:
