01:790:371 Lecture 1: Western Tradition Machiavelli Midterm notes
10 Aug 2016
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Son of a florentine family born into a world with social and political strife. Ascendency of the merchant class the medici family. Cruelty well used vs. cruelty used bad. Those who abuse it cannot hope to retain power indefinitely. Often, the ends justify the means, is machiavellian. He never said this but it is associated with him (cid:0) you achieve certain ends, people are going to excuse what you did to get there he did say the means will always be judged honorable if. How fast people forget/how gullible people might be. Machiavelli talks about political behavior important to remember he does not talk about other areas of life. Power concept of charisma; not about fitness or the legitimacy of rule (like aristotle) the person who is effectively able to stay in power and keep control of the state. Violence never using too little or too much/using it at the right time.
