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The Prince. The Prince Presented by: Christian Barthruff Jidapa Ittipong Hao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson. The Prince. Agenda. Italy 101 Machiavelli’s Biography Machiavelli’s Values and Ideas Key Points for Business Game.
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The Prince • The Prince • Presented by: • Christian Barthruff • Jidapa Ittipong • Hao Qiu • Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk • Jeff Thompson
The Prince Agenda • Italy 101 • Machiavelli’s Biography • Machiavelli’s Values and Ideas • Key Points for Business • Game Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
The Prince • Italy Profile • Italian History • City States of Italy during the Renaissance Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
Lombardy Republic of Venice Turin Kingdom of Naples Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Sicily The Prince The Prince Italy in the 15th Century Milan • Venice Vatican • Genoa Republic of Florence Florence Rome Naples Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
Lombardy Republic of Venice Turin Kingdom of Naples Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Sicily The Prince Milan • End of the Roman Empire • The emperors and popes fought for control, both were weakened. • The City States 1450 • Florence, Venice, Milan • Independent • Republic, liberty • Center of business and trade • Political power by the governing class • Rich and powerful families • Venice Vatican • Genoa Republic of Florence Florence Rome Naples Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
Lombardy Republic of Venice Turin Kingdom of Naples Republic Of Genoa Kingdom of Sicily The Prince The City States Milan • Florence: • Medici family • Support brilliant figures of the • Italian Renaissance (Michelangelo • Buonarotti, Leonardo da Vinci… • Venice: • Center of trade (Mediterranean Sea) • Stable and efficient government • Milan: • Strategic position • City hired mercenary troops. • Francesco Sforza Duke of Milan • Venice Vatican • Genoa Republic Of Florence Florence Rome Naples Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
The Prince European Powers Germany Swiss France Austria Italy Spain Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
The Prince Machiavelli’s Biography Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
The Prince Who was he? • The first modern political thinkers • Born in the city of Florence, in 1469 • Educational background Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
The Prince What did he do? • Secretary of the Second Chancery • Secretary to the Council of Ten War • Supervisor of the Florentine militia • Prisoner • Writer • Military arrangements for Clement in • Florence Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
The Prince His Most Famous Work • The Prince • Derived from his observations about human behavior, leadership, and foreign policy • Derived from “Ceasare Borgia” • Dedicated the book to Lorenzo Medici Chris Barthruff Jidapa IttipongHao Qiu Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk Jeff Thompson
Machiavelli What did he think?
Supreme Realist Studied the tawdry side of rulership Ultimately Pragmatic Webster's definition: Main Entry: prag·ma·tism 1: a practical approach to problems and affairs 2: an American movement in philosophy founded by C. S. Peirce and William James and marked by the doctrines that the meaning of conceptions is to be sought in their practical bearings, that the function of thought is to guide action, and that truth is preeminently to be tested by the practical consequences of belief Machiavelli
Commonly Thought of as Devil Incarnate Referenced “Murderous Machiavelli” over 400 times in Elizabethan literature Bertrand Russell called The Prince, “a handbook for gangsters” Nobel Prize for Literature 1950 Mussolini called it, “vade mecum for statesman” Pocket Reference Ally of Adolf Hitler Napoleon referred to The Prince as, “the only book worth reading.” Machiavelli
Is often thought to disregard morals where politics is concerned. Is associated most aptly with the philosophy “the end justifies the means”. Machiavelli
Core Beliefs: Insights into the Man Said his country is more important than his soul Saw the affairs of state as the highest order Saw people as powerful or powerless Machiavelli
Rule of Fear or Love Research: Seems to indicate that his ideas work Also indicates that the antithesis works Conclusions? You must choose your poison. Machiavelli
Sit with your group Discuss everyone’s ideas Pick one of the best key points Share your ideas with us Key Points from The Prince
Game: What would Machiavelli do? If he discovered his boss in a compromising situation with the CEO’s wife?
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