[PHIL 1010] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 35 pages long Study Guide!

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1010
• Professor: Victoria Burke

Document Summary

No notion that leader should be accountable to the people-we have this notion today in democracy. Leader has to today provide reasons, justify to public, be transparent about policies they make (not machiavellis time). The name of the book is the prince and is all about how to hold on to power. This is a time before democracy-kings and futile kingdoms. The two doctors are very critical with regards to ruthless tactics of machiavelli. We can count on the fact that we have a highly literate population in canada, one of the most developed nations in the world, unlike at this time. Futile kingdom and being a leader and trying to hold onto power is very difficult. Completely differe(cid:374)t to hold o(cid:374)to po(cid:449)er (cid:449)he(cid:374) people do(cid:374)"t u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d the justificatio(cid:374)s of policies i(cid:374) a futile ki(cid:374)gdo(cid:373) (cid:449)here (cid:373)ost of the people are peasants.