About this title: In his most famous work, THE PRINCE (Il Principe), Machiavelli described the ideal prince and encouraged the people of Italy to imagine what it might be like if such a person led a unified Italy. Written in 1513 and published posthumously in 1532, THE PRINCE has been interpreted both as a genuine handbook for potential rulers and as a satirical portrait of certain prevailing styles of leadership of the time. Instead of advocating a sense of moral obligation to one's constituents, Machiavelli believed that it is far better for a leader to be feared than liked. He believed that the ends ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date published: 1961-07-30
ISBN-13:9780140441079ISBN:0140441077
Description: Very Good. Cover has light edge wear and a store sticker affixed to spine. Pages are age toned to a light yellow color. No other faults to book. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Bantam Books
Description: Good. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli / Bantam books 1981/ light shelf wear / edge wear cover / pages good condition//"Buy with Confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference. " read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Date published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780553212785ISBN:0553212788
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. 1448-Not pretty, but a good sturdy reading copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 176 p. Bantam Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date published: 1961
ISBN-13:9780140441079ISBN:0140441077
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. UNDERLINING ON APPROXIMATELY 10 PAGES, NAME WHITED OUT, BINDING TIGHT, PAGES CLEAN. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 96 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: Young adult. UNDERLINING ON APPROXIMATELY 10 PAGES, NAME WHITED OUT INSIDE COVER, BINDING TIGHT, PAGES CLEAN. SOFT COVER. F-Machiavelli, Penguin Books, 1961. Classics; Classroom Adoption; Early works to 1800; Fiction; History & Theory; Italy; Philosophy; Political; Political ethics; ... read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date published: 1961
ISBN-13:9780140441079ISBN:0140441077
Description: Very Good. 0140441077 Paperback. Some Underlining/Highlightening. Binding and Pages: Excellent; Cover/Title: Very Good. Thanks for your business! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date published: 1952
ISBN-13:9780451626837ISBN:0451626834
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
"The Prince is one of the most influential book to me. Humans have used this book since its creation to gain power. Machiavelli was a clever man who understood power far to well.
He makes it simple all you have to do is read this book and you are well on your way to understanding how our world functions. Power is something easily maintained when people fear your every move. If some one is afraid of you they will not go against you. But if someone pretends to respect you the second something unfavorable happens under your power they will abandon or over through you.
If the end is all that matters do the actions it takes to get there count? If you want to see change do you care how that change happens? we are blind to think we can live in a world that is not controlled by Machiavelli. We are just the puppets to his thoughts.
If you are interested in politics, power, or just a fascinating read i would highly recommend you read this. I feel it is vital for anyone interested is surviving in this world to understand Machiavelli and what he teaches us humans."
"The author Niccolo Machiavelli explains in his book how to rule a kingdom well without have many concerns. Machiavelli is clever and he is gives many different scenerios from previous kings mistakes or successes. Machiavelli uses these facts to form a novel that talks about how to create a perfect kingdom, a ideal Utpoia, and he also gives facts about what not to do which would only get the king himself killed. I believed the novel was very informative in the way that he compares and contrasts alot throughout the book. He uses past scenerios from previous kings and in many different ways talks about the flaws of how one rules. For example, i learned that if one wanted to conquer a country or city state that was next or a distance away, they should either kill the whole royal family who is in charge, for in the future the family will seek revenge, or they could leave the family in charge but command indefinite loyalty through taxes and soldiers. This alone gives two seperate scenrios about what could happen. Overall i learned that if one wanted to become a well respected king or conqueror that stays in control without much effort they should read the novel "The Prince"."
"From an evolutionary perspective, there are no rules in the interest of survival and well-being. Michiavelli reflects this "might makes right" and "the end justifies the means" perspective, whether to advance the personal interests of the Prince (power and the advantages therefrom) or the broader social interests(e.g., for a ruler to seek the broader good, he must first determine how to maintain himself in a world filled with so many who are not so good.) In doing so, Machiavelli's theory is anchored solidly in our animal past. Most other political theory, both before and after Machiavelli, attempts to articulate principles and systems of governance that can transcend this Machiavellian viewpoint. As Machiavelli so clearly articulated,* we are apes to be sure. The question is whether we can be something more as survival and well-being entail cooperation as well as competition.
*In his overly solicitous letter (introduction) commending his work to "the Magnificent Lorenzo de Medici," one can sense the self-serving petitioner (beta ape) seeking favor by urging his superior (alpha ape) to read his short work as it might advance his interests (and thereby, Machiavelli's own)."
"Some authors make the bestseller lists; some win Nobel prizes; only a precious few are eternalized in the language itself. Machiavelli earned his place in our consciousness and our vocabulary with a single work, "The Prince", at once a shocking, rivetting, thought-provoking and ultimately unforgettable portrayal of power politics in the Renaissance that remains as fresh and relevant now as it was in the early 16th century. Machiavelli wrote from internal exile after losing his government position with the dissolution of the Florentine republic and the return to power of the Medicis. Having survived imprisonment and torture, he was allowed to retire to his farm where he grappled with the sudden change in his fortunes and took refuge in a study of the lessons he had learned while in government. The result was "The Prince", essentially a master plan for attaining and holding power. Most infamous for Machiavelli's refusal to bow to either sentiment or idealism, the handbook for the mega-ambitious stresses the essentially practical reality of power and warns that "it is often necessary to act against mercy, against faith, against humanity, against frankness, against religion, in order to preserve the state.""
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