SCS 1160 Lecture : Class 2. Prince.docx

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Chapter 25: lays out a dichotomy, and addresses the question of how much we are able to control what happens to us. How much is due to our ability to plan and foresee and how much is due to change. He is trying to account for the fact that no matter how good a ruler is, it will not be enough because the unforeseen will happen. Cannot be as scientific with the natural sciences and social relations. He is trying to figure out a way to bring into social sciences what cannot be in a natural way. He is attempting to maximize our control. Virtu: comes from the latin word vir for man, it is about the classical vision of manliness, it is not about being morally good but being able to act effectively (movie: taken) Fortune: something that happens to us that we don"t and cannot understand no matter how much virtu you have.

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