Machiavelli on Cesare Borgia Niccolo` Machiavelli’s “The Prince” is a discussion on leadership that is of sound and clear foundations. His practical methods are not idealistic in any manner which makes his reputation undeniably different from the people of his time. Yet the effectiveness of his ways are exemplified by many rulers in “The Prince”‚ one being Cesare Borgia; son of Pope Alexander VI. Machiavelli saw the efficiency of Borgia’s acts of cruelty and treachery as methods that
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affairs that interferes with his position‚ whereas a beloved prince would constantly seek validation from the people‚ thereby weakening his power and rule. “People thought Cesare Borgia was cruel‚ but that cruelty of his reorganized the Romagna‚ unified it‚ and established it in peace and loyalty. (45)” A strong leader‚ like Borgia‚ understood that in order to get results and cooperation from the people that there must be terror installed in them‚ so that the nation can prosper in riches‚ land‚ and
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Cesare Borgia Many different events happen throughout history which affect modern day world. War is a major event that occurs every day all around the world. Military leaders make vital decisions and take action upon other territories in order to conquer more land for their civilizations. Cesare Borgia was one leader who left his mark on the Renaissance as well as on our world today through his military strategies and leadership skills. Although most people do not know his name‚ he impacted the
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Agathocles and Borgia are very similar in the type of cruelties that they engaged in‚ however Cesara Borgia receives some of the highest praises from Machiavelli because he hails as being “prudent and virtuous.” (Machiavelli‚ Page 27) Similar to the paradoxical virtue of Agathocles‚ the view that Machiavelli has about Borgia is one that highlights his propensity to commit and act in cruel ways. The way that Machiavelli praises Borgia should be approached with a little bit
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Cesare Beccaria the Criminologist and Economist Cesare Beccaria‚ a criminologist and economist‚ born on March 15‚ 1738 in Milan‚ helped form a society called “the academy of fists” that was dedicated to economic‚ political and administrative restructuring. Beccaria was inspired by Addison and Steele’s literary magazine‚ “The Spectator” to write his first full work‚ “On Crimes and Punishments” and nowadays people have started to use his ideas‚ which are truth in sentencing‚ quick punishments and
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According to Machiavelli‚ it is better to be feared than it is to be loved. Of course‚ being loved and feared is ideal‚ however‚ this is impossible. In that case‚ the prince should opt to be feared by his subjects. For one thing‚ a prince needs his subjects to be obedient. In order to make them obedient a prince must inspire his subjects to fear him. A prince must rely on fear rather than love‚ because‚ love is not strong enough to compel a person to act against his or her own self-interest. In order
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Rulers of his time period like Charles V‚ Louis XII of France‚ and Cesare Borgia tried to adopt his philosophies and use them in an effort to
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When looking back at what has become of modern western civilization‚ one would find that the circumstances of the earliest generations of rulers to be quite like the circumstances of those unstable‚ “barbaric” developing nations. When carefully observing this‚ one would find those nations typically stabilize after the rise of strong personalities and entities who can assert their dominance in a state of turmoil. As once stated by the 14th-century sociologist Ibn Khaldun in one of his most prized
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Machiavelli’s view on political violence does seem to be strict however it distinguishes the practical and moral use of violence. The two historical figure whom Machiavelli uses models in order to explain his theories are Cesare Borgia and Agathocles. These
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Machiavelli entering into evil In chapter VIII‚ Machiavelli believed that the necessity of being cruel is really important for the princes or leaders. He does not hesitate to support the necessity of cruelty and crime in founding power; however the cruelty has to be limited; otherwise the princes will be hated. Machiavelli argued that cruel acts must be committed only as necessary‚ but all at once and then ceased‚ so that the populace will forget them. “Hence it should be noted that in talking
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