BF190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cesare Borgia
28 Sep 2016
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Machiavelli is an idealist/realist and talks about the actual way humans are. Wrote the book; its about power, how to get it and maintain it. The book shows a strategical way to keep power. Says when out in public you have to appear good but secretly be someone not so great. (doing things to get by) He was arrested but after he gave his writing and knowledge as the outside people to the prince as a gift. Debate: book for the prince or was it a book for the public telling what the prince should do and what he really does. Says to be careful with gifts but be as bad as can be at first- so later when doing less bad things it wont be as bad. Had to get in good grace of medice family. Get so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e else to p(cid:396)efo(cid:396)(cid:373) (cid:455)ou(cid:396) (cid:374)ast(cid:455) tasks so (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)(cid:859)t look (cid:271)ad.
