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S/P/523. Ideas of Machiavelli about nature of man

WORDS:
1800
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper reviews the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli expressed in the eighteenth chapter of his book “The prince and other writings”. The interrelation between the human and animal nature of man is discussed reflecting on the dualism between rationality and forcefulness, evaluating Machiavelli approach to lying, and commenting on his assumption that the real nature of man as bad.

 

KEYWORDS: Machiavelli, nature of man, The prince and other writings,