POLI1041 Lecture Notes - Septimius Severus, Private Good, Man-Beast
1 Apr 2014
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The prince by machiavelli: origins of political philosophy go back to the greeks (plato and aristotle, machiavelli goes against this and presents something entirely new. Liberal democracy has its origins set in this book: machiavelli politicians are after their own, appeals to the common view of politics, realist we are the children of machiavelli. Dedicatory letter: book is machiavelli"s prized possession and gift, says it is customary. Chapter 1: conspicuously leaves out the difference between good and bad regimes, just cares about how to acquire power emphasis on acquisitions. Louis xii used help of certain italian provinces to take over milan: failed at first but then succeeded. After conquering, italian provinces try to take land from louis for themselves: people claim they like change, people are fickle and can"t rely on their call for change because they are never satisfied.
