SCS 1160 Study Guide - Social Science, Totalitarianism, Classical Republicanism
10 Jul 2014
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Even today his name is contributed with evil. He wrote the book, the prince, which explains what leaders should do. (narrator). As a leader, you must protect your power, without it you"re nothing. Machiavelli is considered the first political thinker in the christian era, who systematically analyzed the environments of power and survival. (dr. henry kissinger, former. This book is about power, political power, in a time where cities were ruled by men called princes. The book was twenty-six short chapters on the analysis and opinion that ranged from the classification of government to advice on selecting staff. It tells the prince that before anything else, you must first learn to fight, to be ruthless and cruel, to lie, break his word and ready to violate both moral and religious principles when needed. Although it also stresses the need to appear compassionate, moral and devout.
