Mach 2 Flashcards
1
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Chapter 15
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- Against idea we should be virtuous citizens because neighbours will not feel bad for attacking
- Goal of collective political flourishing
- Lists traditional virtues that need to be reframed, against Christian ones
- No way of determining good from bad virtues
2
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Chapter 16-19
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- Listing various virtues
- Flattened hierarchical lists
- Have to appear as acting to list
3
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Chapter 16
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- Generosity vs. frugality
- Don’t go crazy but appear generous
- Be frugal and suprise with gifts
- Spend others money from spoils of war
- Only imperial powers can spend excessively
4
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Chapter 17
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- Ruler should be loved and feared
- Feared is better, not easy to be taken advantage of
- Love is uncontrollable
- Don’t be hated, no one will fight 4 u
- Taking peoples property will make you hated
5
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Chapter 18
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- Honesty and deception
- Princes should not be honest
- Fox and lion
- Religion, most important to appear to have, don’t actually cause people won’t oppose what they can’t see
- People are easy to manipulate
6
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Fox and Lion
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- Chiron, beast and man in one
- Fox is deception, can outdo opponents
- Lion, being strong as a substitute for truth
- Princes must know when to be each
- Mach as Chiron, reader as fox and lion
7
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Chapter 19
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- Hatred and contempt
- Repetition, avoid being hated
- Make your population loyal
- French made Parliament and Romans avoided conspiracy
8
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Chapter 20
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- Prince’s best fortress is a loyal population
- Ruler needs prudence and to maintain loyalty using virtue
9
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Chapter 21
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- Ferdinand of Aragon
- M thinks he’s ruthless, armed prophet
- M wants to unify Italy
- Rulers should be allies or enemies
10
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Chapter 22
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- 3 types of brains
- Don’t rely on advisors (good or bad), best princes are self-reliant
- Paradox, M is giving advice on how to give advice
- Advisors lead the leader, will betray
11
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3 Types of Brains
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- Excellent, no need for advisors (4 big guys)
- Good, most rulers need advisors but know good vs. bad
- Bad, can’t profit from advice, and just wants a yes man (dig at LM)
12
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Good vs. Bad Advisors
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- Good, prince first
- Bad, own interests first
13
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Chapter 23
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- Good prince will know how to avoid flattery
- Advisor will use flattery to manipulate a prince
- Paradox cause M is giving advice in this book and pretending to flatter
- M positions himself as a leader
14
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Chapter 24
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- Complaining about the weakness of modern Italy, want loyalty but don’t cultivate
- Ancients relied on themselves
15
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Chapter 25
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- Transition from Fortuna to Christ
- Resignation in population, 2 assumptions
- Luck as a raging river and as woman
- Pope Julius 2
