descriptions within The Prince have the general theme of accepting that the aims of princes—such as glory and survival—can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends. His moral and ethical beliefs led to the creation of the word ‘Machiavellianism’. To this day‚ when someone‚ especially a politician‚ acts in a ruthless way we call them ‘Machiavellian’. Many famous quotes about power come from The Prince: “the ends justifies the means” and “history is written by the victors.” More quotes
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they were absolute rulers but they also took into account the welfare of their people. The despots wanted to make sure that their people were prospering and improving their quality of life. Also‚ document 8 states‚”her policies will be based on Machiavellianism.” Again‚ this shows that the despots had the power to act like the state- absolutely and‚ if necessary‚ ruthlessly. They had no one standing in their way. It can be thought that these despots were just trying to win the crowd over by pleasing
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man. What he saw was conveyed through his innumerable works‚ and irrespective of all the criticism he managed to gather‚ Machiavelli pinpointed the reality of a political environment. Though initially being associated with pejorative meanings‚ Machiavellianism has started to become a major topic of discussion between modernist intellectuals. Who he really was is still perhaps a mystery‚ but the fact that what he provided in his works on sustaining authority and command has effectively percolated into
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Chapter 4 Personality and Values MULTIPLE CHOICE Personality 1. Which of the following statements about personality is correct? a. Personality is always stable. b. Personality is a part of a person. c. Personality is an aggregate whole. d. Personality is for the most part comprised of traits that cannot be measured. e. Personality is the primary source of emotions in most people. (c; Easy; Personality; p. 105) 2. Which of the following statements about the
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listen to their proposals but will still insist on the alternatives that will serve his purpose. He believes that these alternatives would be the only way out and he will not take any other options aside from it. 1b. a leader who relies on Machiavellianism may have the tendency to fight back and have armed guards out or just ignore the strike and close down the establishment. He doesn’t care about the needs of his employees he may just hire new employees than to negotiate and provide them all their
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“The Prince” seems to sap the very foundations of morality and stops at nothing short of capsizing the entire edifice of religion. His thoughts resonate with a loathing of true virtue and propagate corrupted politics. Actually‚ today the term Machiavellianism is used to refer to the use of deceitfulness to advance one’s goals or desires. In ‘The Prince”‚ Machiavelli breaks from the classical view of virtue as represented by his philosophic predecessors Plato and Aristotle. Whereas his predecessors
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D. Demonstrating poor people skills B In the research paper titled "bad apples‚ bad cases‚ bad barrels" the results suggest that which of the following is correlated to unethical behaviour? A. Individual characteristics such as machiavellianism B. Moral issue characteristics such as social consensus C. Organisational environment characteristics such as ethics code enforcement D. All of the above D If you believe a government policy would benefit those that are less
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Landon? The 360 degree data draws a “good vs. evil” portrait of Alex. He is a sort of incarnation of House‚ MD‚ a main character of a famous TV series: he is a high performer‚ but he has a lack of ability to work well with others. Narcissism‚ Machiavellianism and arrogance are three important negative traits of his personality emerge from the data and from the case. Alex’s Napoleonic temper negatively affects his work environment causing nervous and distressed co-workers without seeing anything wrong
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personality traits by using the *Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)‚ or *the Big Five Personality Model (emotional stability‚ extroversion‚ openness‚ agreeableness‚ conscientiousness) or any other personality traits including core selfevaluations‚ Machiavellianism‚ narcissism‚ proactive personality‚ psychopathy‚ self-monitoring‚ which are stated in chapter 5 of the textbook‚ and supporting the analysis with your real-life examples (one typical example for each personality trait). On the other hand‚ you
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autobiography**‚ Modernism**‚ Mrs. Sheridan***‚ Civil Rights Movement**‚ Ravi**‚ Araby**‚ Martin Luther King**‚ The American Civil War**‚ The River**‚ Vulture eye**‚ The boat race**‚ Nirad C Chaudhury**‚ Abraham Lincoln**‚ Raghu**‚ Fable‚ George Ramsay**‚ Machiavellianism‚ Aphorism/ epigrammatic style Short questions (For 4 marks) (a) What is an American Dream ?*** (b) How did the evil eye affect the narrator ?*** (c) Mention some autobiographical
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