POL 2108 Study Guide - Bourgeoisie, Adapalene, Polymath
11 Jul 2014
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O in many ways he was a produce of the renaissance the renaissance man . Italy was a state of small principalities and was one of the last to unify compared to france, england which all became monarchies. The prince is the political figure of the renaissance condottieri. He presents us with a new political individual the prince: he is detached from his environment, no morality or being a good person. He seeks glory in politics and is willing to use any method to gain his political ends. He understood there was no real consistency in politics. Italy in this time was very corrupt and prevented the unification of the state. He has a definite break with tradition (including medieval) Accredited with being the first modern political theorist: the quest for power and here it becomes permissible to dislodge others by whatever means you can all that matters is that you survive, the quest for glory.
