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The Prince

The Prince. by. Niccolò Machiavelli. From the Oxford English Dictionary :. From the Oxford English Dictionary : Machiavellian , n. and adj. From the Oxford English Dictionary : Machiavellian , n. and adj

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The Prince

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  1. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

  2. From the Oxford English Dictionary:

  3. From the Oxford English Dictionary: Machiavellian, n. andadj

  4. From the Oxford English Dictionary: Machiavellian, n. andadj A.n.    A follower of Machiavelli; a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended, by Machiavelli in his treatise on statecraft; a person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer. Usu. derogatory.

  5. From the Oxford English Dictionary: Machiavellian, n. andadj A.n.    A follower of Machiavelli; a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended, by Machiavelli in his treatise on statecraft; a person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer. Usu. derogatory. B.adj.    Of, relating to, or characteristic of Machiavelli, or of his principles or alleged principles; practising, or characterized by, (esp. political) expediency; unscrupulous, duplicitous; astute, cunning, scheming.

  6. Niccolòdi Bernardo dei Machiavelli

  7. Niccolòdi Bernardo deiMachiavelli • Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer

  8. Niccolòdi Bernardo deiMachiavelli • Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer • Family with influence

  9. Niccolòdi Bernardo deiMachiavelli • Born 3 May 1469 in Florence, son of a lawyer • Family with influence • Good education: Latin and Italian classics

  10. Combination of family and education permitted good job prospects

  11. Combination of family and education permitted good job prospects • Became Clerk and Ambassador of Florence in 1494

  12. Combination of family and education permitted good job prospects • Became Clerk and Ambassador of Florence in 1494 • 1494: year Medici family was expelled (became advisor to PieroSoderini)

  13. Tumultuous period

  14. Tumultuous period • Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms

  15. Tumultuous period • Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms • Foreign powers of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire

  16. Tumultuous period • Various Italian principalities, republics, and kingdoms • Foreign powers of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire • Germanic armies

  17. Member of Florence’s council of diplomacy and military matters

  18. Member of Florence’s council of diplomacy and military matters • Ambassador to the courts of Louis XII in France, Ferdinand II of Aragón, and the Papacy in Rome

  19. Member of Florence’s council of diplomacy and military matters • Ambassador to the courts of Louis XII in France, Ferdinand II of Aragón, and the Papacy in Rome • Responsible for the Florentine militia (defeated Pisa in 1509)

  20. Medici Family

  21. Medici Family “Money to get power and power to guard the money”

  22. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence

  23. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence • Soderini exiled

  24. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence • Soderini exiled • Machiavelli arrested in 1513

  25. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence • Soderini exiled • Machiavelli arrested in 1513 • Tortured by “the rope”

  26. 1512 the Medici and Pope Julius II used Spanish troops to defeat Florence • Soderini exiled • Machiavelli arrested in 1513 • Tortured by “the rope” • Retired to his father’s estate where he wrote

  27. “TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM” 1527

  28. “TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM” 1527 “No elegy is equal to such a name”

  29. Written in 1513

  30. Written in 1513 Published in 1532

  31. Who is the text dedicated to?

  32. Who is the text dedicated to? Lorenzo De’ Medici (1452-1519)

  33. Who is the text dedicated to? Lorenzo De’ Medici (1452-1519) Why is this strange?

  34. Some general questions: • What genre is Machiavelli’s book?

  35. Some general questions: • What genre is Machiavelli’s book? • What are some characteristics of his style?

  36. Some general questions: • What genre is Machiavelli’s book? • What are some characteristics of his style? • What are some examples of his most important arguments?

  37. Some general questions: • What genre is Machiavelli’s book? • What are some characteristics of his style? • What are some examples of his most important arguments? • What tools does he use to make those arguments?

  38. Some general questions: • What genre is Machiavelli’s book? • What are some characteristics of his style? • What are some examples of his most important arguments? • What tools does he use to make those arguments? • Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision

  39. Some general questions: • What genre is Machiavelli’s book? • What are some characteristics of his style? • What are some examples of his most important arguments? • What tools does he use to make those arguments? • Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision • Where does Machiavelli see religion?

  40. Some general questions: • What genre is Machiavelli’s book? • What are some characteristics of his style? • What are some examples of his most important arguments? • What tools does he use to make those arguments? • Comment on the role of “Fortune” versus “Skill” in Machiavelli’s vision • Where does Machiavelli see religion? • How does idealism fit into his view of the world?

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