Describe The Concepts Of Virtue And Fortune In Machiavellis The Prince
Prompt from Instructor:
Step 1: Read Sprezzatura Chapter 25 titled “Machiavelli and the Dawn of Modern Political Science” from pages 182 through page page 189.
Step 2: Read the PDF file attachment titled “reading-ThePrince_excerpts”.
Step 3: Review the Powerpoint Presentation attachment titled “Machiavelli”.
Step 4: Now for your writing assignment…
First, describe the concepts of virtue and fortune in Machiavelli's “The Prince” and secondly, mention the allegorical significance of the “fox” and the “lion”.
Make sure to refer to the text and if you use quotes include the page numbers. Remember every reference should be noted MLA style.
Please follow these guidelines below:
Make sure to have strong topic sentences that clearly state the main idea that stimulates interest throughout your paper.
Make sure to have body and supporting sentences that are consistent development of the main idea that creates interest through details and varied sentence structure.
Make sure to have a concluding sentence by making sure it restates the main idea effectively.
Make sure your paper is well organized in that it flows logically and that it's consistent with the topic and have a clear conclusion.
Notes from me the student:
I uploaded a word document attachment with screenshots pictures of the pages for Chapter 25 of Sprezzatura.
I uploaded the PDF file attachment called “reading-ThePrince_excerpts”.
I also uploaded an PowerPoint attachment called “Machiavelli”.
Lastly, the paper must be in Times New Roman Size 12 with one inch margins all around.
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The concepts of virtue and fortune in Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and allegorical significance of the “fox” and the “lion”.
The two concepts of virtue and fortune are important elements in leadership, only a few scholars have tried to analyze how to use this concept in leadership. Niccolo Machiavelli presents clear arguments to show his concern and how a ruler should be. This essay analyzes two important themes in The Prince which is virtue and fortune; fortune is described as the opportunity given to rule. Machiavelli wrote the Prince to act as a guide for the next leader because he believed that people were motivated by the same desires and fears.
He combined science into politics to generate political science laws that would be administered to bring about desirable changes. Having witnessed cruel leadership in Florence, Machiavelli believed that he could present the difference of how people lived and how they should live to avoid destruction. He called his concept “the political realism” that is to speak the effectual truth of politics (Machiavelli 183).
The concepts of virtue and fortune
According to Machiavelli, rulers who ascend into leadership positions, face challenges in maintaining their positions. Machiavelli discusses the qualities that an ideal Prince should possess. The concept of virtue and fortune answers some key questions, including whether to be loved or to be feared. For him, being feared would be better than being loved because he believed that it is better for a leader to be much safer by being feared. He described humans as ungrateful, false, indecisive, cowards and covetous. A Prince should inspire fear, but where he does not win love, he should avoid hatred (Machiavelli 185).
According to Mach...
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