EURO ST 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Louis Xii Of France
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Chapter 15: others have written advice for princes, but he"s focused on the truth and not ideals. The prince needs to adjust to achieve the goals of safety and well-being of the state. It remains now to see what ought to be the rules of conduct for a prince towards subject and friends. And as i know that many have written on this point, i expect i shall be considered presumptuous in mentioning it again, especially as in discussing it i shall depart from the methods of other people. That is, machiavelli"s argument is based on experience . And he"s writing in a straightforward style in italian to make it accessible. Classical examples; contemporary examples; observation ; and reasoning. He wants to present the truth of the matter. End of chapter 3: louis xii of france didn"t follow principles observed by. Chapter 19: as experience shows and endless examples could be given on others this subject .