The Prince (Clydesdale Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1945186267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the musings of intellectuals such as Thomas Paine in Common Sense to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our intellectual history through the words of the exceptional few.Widely acknowledged as Machiavelli’s defining work, The Prince is an innovative and rich treatise marked by his political theories and the principles of leadership. This lesson in autocratic rule will provide the reader with the author’s rational approach to control and the contextualization for the term Machiavellian.”. Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works. Based upon his own experiences witnessing the actions of great men” and the often immoral aspects that come with power, Machiavelli encouraged ambition amongst leaderswhich was a break from the philosophy of other contemporary thinkers. The Prince identifies the aims of powerful leaders, which can help to justify the use of largely immoral means in their methods.With a new foreword by scholar Christopher Celenza, this essential work on politic
“Machiavelli can still engage our attention with remarkable immediacy, and this cannot be explained solely by the appeal of his ironic observations on human behaviour. As a scientific exponent of the political art Machiavelli may have had few followers; it is as a provocative rhetorician that he has had his real impact on history.” –from the Introduction by Dominic Baker-Smith . Perhaps the most important thing is the way he can compel us to reflect on our own priorities and the reasoning behind them; it is this intrusion into our own defenses that makes reading him
Must read classical work David D. This has been on my "must read" list ever since one of those personality tests pegged me as Machiavellian. I've heard this explained as "win at all costs" or "the end justifies the means" but found The Prince to convey a different message. Maybe it was the translation, but Machiavelli is merely explaining the rational behind how a ruler can maintain or improve their position using historical examples. I was glad to have cleared up that m. A book on 15th century statecraft with little application elsewhere. Aditya Machiavellian is a term oft associated with those persons who are ruthless in their pursuit of ascendancy in life. However, to extend Machiavelli's advice on how to be an effective statesman in the 15th century to modern times needs more than a little contrivance. "Machiavellian" can be substituted with a plethora of different words in the English language considering he was not the first, nor the last to realise that being an effective . "Simple, but heavy, cutthroat cynicism" according to HH. "The Prince" is an important, albeit controversial, work that still holds popular appeal today. The book's concern is an individual's rise to power; a formidable discourse, explaining that abandoning one's morals and ethics is sometimes a necessity in order to reach the top. Sensitive readers will recognize, however, that Machiavelli's endorsement of cut-throat behavior is mainly the result of tremendous cynicism. Not only is he cynical