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Machiavelli: The prince - Coggle Diagram
Machiavelli: The prince
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lo state (the state)
is just the state. the whole thing, it could be a republic, monarchy, theocracy, or another regime
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cesare Borgia
model of virtue and fortuna
Machiavelli praises Borgia's prowess but laments the "malice" of fortune that led to his downfall
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learning to be bad
Machiavelli is direct about brutality and murder because he thinks politics should not be guided by morality
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cardinal virtues
are moral codes the Christians follow, which Machiavelli hates it as he believes a good prince can only be brutal
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cruelty vs. wickedness
cruelty is important to be perceived as a strong leader and the prince should carefully calculate all the wicked deeds he need, in order to secure his position
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