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Posts tagged "Machiavelli"

The Influence of the Renaissance on Modern American Society, Culture and Art

The Renaissance had a profound influence on the course of the development of modern American society, culture, and, since it is a natural extension of both, artistic expression. The Renaissance influence in America brought about a new focus on humanism  →

Feared Versus Loved: An Analysis of The Prince by Machiavelli

In The Prince, Machiavelli sets forth several guidelines and a summary of behavior for a ruler and establishes that, “It is best to be both feared and loved, however, if one cannot be both it is better to be feared  →

Violence, Fear, and Glory in The Prince by Machiavelli

In Machiavelli’s The Prince, the author discusses the path to effective leadership through a combination of cunning, controlled violence, balance of the respect and fear of subjects, and other routes to maintaining power. One of the most striking features of  →

Analysis & Meaning of The Building Metaphor in “Discourse on Method” by Descartes

Other essays and articles in the Main Archives related to this topic include :  Common Themes in Romanticism, The Enlightenment, and the Renaissance   •  The Influence of the Renaissance on Modern American Society   •   Violence, Fear, and Glory in  The Prince by Machiavelli   →