Securing one’s power also necessitates a certain level of fear. Rather than a certain level of love because the later can lead to consequences. To be loved and feared are both difficult to attain simultaneously for a leader. For Machiavelli, even though both would be ideal, “it is much safer to be hated than to be loved” (The Prince. XVII, 131). The reason for such affirmation is related to human nature. Having a good knowledge of man's true nature could help leaders act accordingly in advancing
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Mencius is one of the most famous philosophers in Chinese history. He lived at a time when wars and conflicts in China were very common. Different kingdoms waged war against each other for the expansion of their own territory. Rebellion was also common as the subjects made attempts to topple their abusive and cruel ruler. In view of the importance of managing states and winning wars for expanding the territory of rulers, heads of states consulted known philosophers and intellectuals like Mencius
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rulers and that he would not serve on the court of such kings as it says, “Most kings are more interested in the science of war…than in useful peacetime techniques. They’re far more anxious, by hook or by crook, to acquire new kingdoms than to govern their existing ones properly.” He said the kings were power hungry and were only looking to increase their land rather than establish and rule society. This did not make a king a good ruler by owning more land; it destroyed society by going to war with
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NT1 The Prince: Machiavelli’s Methodology on Leadership Niccolo Machiavelli, the first modern thinker, dedicated The Prince to Lorenzo De Medici and the De Medici family as a “how to guide” on becoming a successful ruler and more importantly, how not to be a successful ruler. As in any philosopher’s works, there are many components that are comprised into one common theme. Machiavelli presents a strong methodology and main concept which is to act in your own self-interest if you want to become
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Case: Tale of Two Leaders: Alfonso vs. Abrashoff 1. Was Cmdr. Alfonzo an effective leader? Abrashoff? Why or why not? Abrashoff was a more successful leader then Alfonzo because of their differences in personalities and leadership style. Cmdr. Alfonzo had characteristics of a traditional leader compared to Abrashoff who was a contemporary leader. Cmdr. Alfonzo lost his credibility with his people or team as a leader because he played the “expert” role and liked to lay down rules, for example
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develops people discover that the have a lot more similarities than it first appeared. A difference between Cassius and Brutus is that they have very different morals. When it comes to Cassius to killing Antony he thinks that Antony will become a nuisance and a possible threat. “As to annoy us all; which to prevent, Let Antony and Caesar fall together” (2.1.160.). Unlike Cassius, Brutus thinks that it is unnecessary to kill anybody other than Caesar because it would be just killing senselessly. “For
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far in debt that he would surely die before paying it. Okonkwo looked at his own father as a piece of scrap that meant nothing to anyone no one cared about Unoka. “Okonkwo's father.” Unoka being the man he is, Okonkwo feared nothing more than to be like his father, he feared it so much that he actually became abusive. “Okonkwo ruled his house with a heavy hand.” Okonkwo has to be aggressive to his family because he fears being like his father. If Okonkwo shows
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The United States has been at the forefront of international affairs for many years and has gotten to a point where the democratic nation has established a strong political influence, a political presence that sends shockwaves throughout the international arena whenever nations display political indifferences; some of which may involve the United States. If tension were to ever arise between feuding nations, a proficient and skilled leader must take ahold of the matter and find all possible solutions
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witch trials of the 1600’s is similar to the McCarthy trials of the 1950’s. The people, the events, the details relate to one another. Miller purposely wrote his story to instruct the fact that the mentality of the people in the 1950’s was no different than the mentality of people in the 1600’s. In the 1600’s people followed a strict religion known as puritanism. The Puritans believed they were sent by God to purify the world of sin and evil. Because of this they believed they were superior to others
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do what they would normally not want to do. The first selection from the section is by Niccolo Machiavelli titled, “Is it better to be Loved than to be Feared,” from the book “The Prince”. Machiavelli’s whole idea is that it is better to have both loved and feared but if it’s not possible to have both, then it’s better to be feared because fear is more reliable than love. He proposed that a relationship based on love alone tends to be fickle, short lived, and easily terminated when there is no fear
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