Posts Tagged ‘Machiavelli’

The link between 2Pac and Machiavelli.

"Rivers are not to be trusted, neither are men – but both can often be controlled, given intelligence and power and the willingness to get your hands dirty" – Machiavelli.A documentary on Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3rd 1469 — June 21st 1527) author of a short political treatise, iL Principe (a.k.a. The Prince) written in 1513 and addressed to the ruling power at the material time, but not published until 1532. The documentary depicts the treatise in general with thoughts by Henry Kissinger, Gary Hart and Robert Harriman amongst others and is a controversial study on the Art of Politics which contemporaries have dubbed The Common Sense of Politics. In 1512, de Medici was restored to power and Machiavelli, a Florentine public official, fell from his favor and was exiled to the countryside. In exile he wrote the treatise and presented it to de Medici, hoping to regain favor, but his effort failed.(Advanced appreciation is rendered for materials used without express permission of copyright owners — Tommy Peters)http://tommypetersbicycles.blogspot.com/

Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)The lecture begins with an introduction of Machiavelli's life and the political scene in Renaissance Florence. Professor Smith asserts that Machiavelli can be credited as the founder of the modern state, having reconfigured elements from both the Christian empire and the Roman republic, creating therefore a new form of political organization that is distinctly his own. Machiavelli's state has universalist ambitions, just like its predecessors, but it has been liberated from Christian and classical conceptions of virtue. The management of affairs is left to the princes, a new kind of political leaders, endowed with ambition, love of glory, and even elements of prophetic authority.00:00 – Chapter 1. Introduction: Video of "The Third Man"02:20 – Chapter 2. Introduction: Who Was Machiavelli?15:33 – Chapter 3. "The Prince": Title and Dedication of the Book21:52 – Chapter 4. The Distinction between Armed and Unarmed Prophets26:10 – Chapter 5. Good and Evil, Virtue and ViceComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2006.

Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)The lecture begins with an introduction of Machiavelli's life and the political scene in Renaissance Florence. Professor Smith asserts that Machiavelli can be credited as the founder of the modern state, having reconfigured elements from both the Christian empire and the Roman republic, creating therefore a new form of political organization that is distinctly his own. Machiavelli's state has universalist ambitions, just like its predecessors, but it has been liberated from Christian and classical conceptions of virtue. The management of affairs is left to the princes, a new kind of political leaders, endowed with ambition, love of glory, and even elements of prophetic authority.00:00 – Chapter 1. Introduction: Video of "The Third Man"02:20 – Chapter 2. Introduction: Who Was Machiavelli?15:33 – Chapter 3. "The Prince": Title and Dedication of the Book21:52 – Chapter 4. The Distinction between Armed and Unarmed Prophets26:10 – Chapter 5. Good and Evil, Virtue and ViceComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2006.