POL200Y5 Chapter Notes -Political Philosophy, On Human Nature
22 Apr 2014
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Outline of the lecture: review of monday"s lecture: machiavelli"s advice to build on the people, chapter 11, chapters 12-14, chapters 15-19. Why: how does the lesson of this chapter relate to the lessons of chapters 2 and 6? contempt; reality and reputation; lion and fox. : on praise and blame; how princes should avoid hatred and: chapters 21 and 24, chapters 22 and 23, looking ahead to monday"s lecture: the place of fortune in machiavelli"s. : how a prince should choose, and treat advisors political philosophy. Review of chapters 1-9: popular states are the best states. In chapter 9, the people provide the soundest foundation for any political order. This runs fundamentally counter to any other political thinker: non- other thinks of using people as political thinkers, aristotle like plato and the christian thinkers, thinks the purpose of political life are lofty ones. The purpose of politics is the good life not the mere life.
