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Papers On Political Theory
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Machiavelli's 'The Prince' / Similarities to Alexander the Great's Methods of Conquering
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A 6 page paper which points out the similarities between the successful military conquering techniques of Alexander the Great and the ideas espoused by Niccolo Machiavelli in his controversial treatise, The Prince. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Alprince.wps
Machiavelli's 'The Prince' / What It Tells About the People & the Time
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This 5 page report discusses the time period in which 'The Prince' takes place and what it says about the unique historical stage of Renaissance Italy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: princmac.wps
Machiavelli's Discourses On The First Ten Books Of Titus Livius
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The
Prince is Niccolo Machiavelli's most famous work, however, the
Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius provides an addendum
to the principles set down in The Prince that illuminate and expand on
his political philosophies. This 3 page paper argues that it is
Machiavelli's most basic tenet that nothing renders a republic more firm
and stable than to organize it in such a way that it is propelled by the
energy generated from the interaction of the subjects with the
mechanisms provided by the state and the social institution of religion.
No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTmacdis.wps
Machiavelli's Political Thought / A View of Virtue
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This 5 page paper considers the concept of virtue as it is presented in the writings of Machiavelli, especially Machiavelli's The Prince, and relates this notion of virtue to the constructs of leadership. In addition, this paper also considers the perspectives of a number of post-Renaissance theorists regarding Machiavelli's perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Machvirt.wps
Machiavellian Politics Today
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This is a 5 page paper that examines the proposal that sophistry, rhetoric and manipulation of belief systems are the political arsenal that replaces the physical 'force' spoken of by Machiavelli in modern America. By comparing the writings of Machiavelli in The Prince it is understood that politicians, defined as the 'prince', will use any means available to acquire power, and the most expedient and efficient means today are the use of words. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Machpol.wps
The Role of the State in Global Politics
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An 8 page research paper that look at the role of the state in global politics and the specifically at the theories that have pertained to this topic across the centuries. The writer spotlights the theories of Machiavelli and Hobbs
before discussing how they relate to current political thought. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Statglob.wps
Political Theories of Balance and the Korean War
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This 11 page report discusses the Korean War and three specific political theories of balance -- power, realism, and geopolitical. The war
itself is describes as are each of the political theories of balance. For more than four decades, historians and political scientists have been involved in a number of disputes regarding
the Korean war, unable even to agree who started it. The war was truly unique since it was the only “hot” war of the cold war period directly involving all the superpowers. As a result, it serves as a model through which each of the theories can be
considered and also seen in terms of their combined impact. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWkorbal.wps
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