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Sources: The Atlantic, Business Insider, New York Times Copyright © 2016 Course Hero, Inc. The Fox Represents courage and ferocity in a prince Represents cleverness and deceitfulness in a prince The Lion The Centaur Represents the dual man-beast nature of humanity Section 17 t is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both. Known as the Florentine Secretary, Machiavelli served in various roles before 1513, when the Medicis returned to power. Subsequently imprisoned, tortured, and exiled, Machiavelli drafted The Prince later that year, dedicating it to the Medicis, perhaps to get into their good graces. Types of government according to Machiavelli: republics and principalities 2 Months before writing The Prince that Machiavelli was tortured—strung from a prison ceiling 10 Years Machiavelli served as a diplomat for the Florentine Republic 14 Times the word powerful appears in English translations of The Prince 22 The Prince by the Numbers Good Advisers Exhibit honesty, loyalty, and competence The Prince Personifies both virtues and vices Bad Advisers Exhibit flattery, selfish ambition, and foolishness Main Characters Symbols Themes Author Dedicated by the Italian philosopher and diplomat to a member of Florence's ruling Medici family, The Prince is a treatise of practical advice to rulers on winning and keeping power. Advocating deceit to achieve goals, the more than five-century-old work continues to be central to the realist school of political thought. To Rule in Security and Prosperity OVERVIEW VICES DECEIT CRUELTY MISERLINESS COMPASSION PIETY HONESTY VIRTUES Class Lessons of History Similar past situations should inform current political strategies. Carefully resolve conflicts between different sections of society. Practicality Achieve desired results in the world as it is, rather than in a perfect world. Necessary Evil Complete deeds that may be considered immoral, but which are important to a goal. Niccoló Machiavelli 1513 Italian Nonfiction Author Year Written Original Language The Prince Philosophy
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The Fox
Represents courageand ferocity in a prince
Represents cleverness and deceitfulness in a prince
The Lion
The Centaur
Represents the dual man-beast nature of humanity
Section 17
t is far better to be feared thanloved if you cannot be both.
Known as the Florentine Secretary, Machiavelli served in various roles before 1513, when the Medicis returned to power. Subsequently imprisoned, tortured, and exiled, Machiavelli drafted The Princelater that year, dedicating it to the Medicis, perhaps to get into their good graces.
NICCOLÓ MACHIAVELLI1469−1527
Types of government according to Machiavelli: republics and principalities
2
Months before writing The Prince that Machiavelli was tortured—strung from a prison ceiling
10
Years Machiavelli served as a diplomat for the Florentine Republic
14
Times the word powerful appears in English translations of The Prince
22
The Princeby the Numbers
Good Advisers
Exhibit honesty, loyalty, and competence
The Prince
Personifiesboth virtues and vices
Bad Advisers
Exhibit flattery, selfishambition, and foolishness
Main Characters
Symbols
ThemesAuthor
Dedicated by the Italian philosopher and diplomat to a member of Florence's ruling Medici family, The Prince is a treatise of practical advice to rulers on winning and keeping power. Advocating deceit to achieve goals, the more than five-century-old work continues to be central to the realist school of political thought.
To Rule in Securityand Prosperity
OVERVIEW
VI C ES
DECEIT
CRUELTY
MISERLINESS
COMPASSION
PIETY
HONESTY
VI RTU ES
Class Lessons of History
Similar past situations should inform current political
strategies.
Carefully resolve conflicts between di�erent sections
of society.
Practicality
Achieve desired results in the world as it is, rather than in a
perfect world.
Necessary Evil
Complete deeds that may be considered immoral, but
which are important to a goal.
Niccoló Machiavelli 1513 Italian
Nonfiction
Author Year Written Original Language
The Prince
Philosophy
