POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: The Roots, Cardinal Virtues
21 Feb 2016
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The state (the government as a whole) The state has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force (1905) War made the state and the state made war . Going to war against other states meant: raising an army, collecting taxes, building infrastructure, rally round the flag effect: common civic identity. 16th century italy was a collection of mini-states and city-states, often. Machiavelli advised the rulers of florence, who were defeated by pope. Exiled, machiavelli tried to ingratiate himself to the new rulers, the. He wrote a handbook on how to govern: the prince at war. A pragmatic handbook on authoritarian rule through force and. Argues that idealism and morality lead to ruin; it is better to be feared. Machiavelli walked hi walk: he wrote his book to win his former than loved enemies" favour and get a prestigious appointment; (no luck) Morality and virtue have their place, until they don"t:
