Do you agree with Machiavelli and the prince with Humanism?
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i agree with the PRINCE
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In one sense you bring up an interesting point.  Let me challenge you with a broader concept...\n\n...do our Laws reflect our Morality....or does Morality stem from the Laws we make each other abide by?\n\nIn their written series of civilization, Will and Ariel Durant made the point in the first book, "Our Oriental Heritage", that man did not need or make laws until he thought his neighbor needed them.\n\nThink on that a bit as you ponder your own question.\n\nIn my own personal opinion, I do believe that faith can and should inform public policy.  In a republic such as ours, we have agreed to abide by the majority, until a new majority comes into being.  And each new majority will bring its' own set of values.
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No. I think it's an interesting book, like the Qur'an or the Vedic texts, but to me it's just ancient literature with some limited ethical application today.\n\nI consider Emmanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" a much more relevant book nowadays in answering the question "how can I be a good person?"
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1st i should say i feel everyone has some goodness..\nbut in this case w havin been born rich is hurtin him--he just dosnt hav the life xperience or the challenge\nto giv someone the smarts,and now he's got a lota power\nhe could wind up like some of the last emperors of rome,leavin this country in ruins
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Yes, as a whole, I do think that, as a Christian, I have a better outlook on society.\nGod thinks we are all worth His attention, He seems to think there is good in us that makes us worthy of salvation.\nAs long as He sees the good in humanity, can I do any less?
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nope...humanism is another way of saying man is god. man knows best. man can solve any problem by looking to another man. every man has his own truth. ahh..i could go on and on...but i won't bore you.\n\nthis is why the world's in bad shape. too many people have too much faith in an imperfect man.
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Not only yes, but it makes you an intelligent one!!\n\nRemember this book was still written by men, not god himself.
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read "The Prince" by Nicolo Machiavellli
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Humanism is a broad category of active ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appeal to universal human qualities— particularly rationality, common history, experience, and belief. Humanism is a component of a variety of more specific philosophical systems, and is also incorporated into some religious schools of thought.\n\nThe exact point in time when the term "Humanism" was first adopted is unknown. It is, however, certain that Italy and the re-adopting of Latin letters as the staple of human culture were responsible for the name of Humanists. Literoe humaniores was an expression coined in reference to the classic literature of Rome and the imitation and reproduction of its literary forms in the new learning; this was in contrast to and against the Literoe sacroe of scholasticism. In the time of Ariosto, Erasmus, and Luther's beginnings, the term umanisa was in effect an equivalent to the terms "classicist " or " classical scholar."\n\nAn industry is generally any grouping of businesses that share a common method of generating profits, such as the "music industry", the "automobile industry", or the "cattle industry". It is also used specifically to refer to an area of economic production focused on manufacturing which involves large amounts of capital investment before any profit can be realized, also called "heavy industry.". As-of 2004, Financial services is the largest industry (or category of industries) in the world in terms of earnings.\n\nA territory is a defined area (including land and waters), usually considered to be a possession of an animal, person, organization, or institution (from the word 'terra', meaning 'land').\n•In politics, a territory is an area of land under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority. Territory can, though, include any geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign and does not have a political division status. The remainder of this article deals with political territories. \n•In biology, an organism which defends an area against intrusion (usually from members of its own species) is said to be territorial. For further details see territory (animal) \n•In psychology, environmentalists study territorial behaviour to understand which territory an organism defends and why. Territorial behaviour is defined as: \nThe actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external threats towards the space that is defended by that person or animal.
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I looked for the statement by Cardinal Castrillon but couldn't find it. So I can't state an opinion.\n\nPlease add a link next time. \n\nThank you.
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hey..try project guttenberg , lots of online book there! good luck. Bdway, The Prince by Machiavelli is an interesting read and its THIN :) \n\nhttp://www.gutenberg.org/\n\nHave fun!
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That he lived...Yes\nThat he was a god...no\nThat everyone should obey his golden rule...YES
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You make a very valid point.  I'm a Humanist, and I think happiness is extremely important, but a good life is not just one filled with pleasurable indulgences.  It is important to live a moral life, and sometimes we have to do things that aren't fun and don't give us immediate pleasure, but they are the right thing to do in the long run and will help to secure our freedoms and make a better life possible for us, our loved ones, and others.  You call this moral motivation righteousness.  We shy away from that term because of its religious connotations.  Instead we call it living a moral, useful, meaningful, responsible, and fulfilling life.  In short, a good life.
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The book "the prince" which explored a new realism of absolute power and how benign  (or not) a ruler whould be. Some great quotes in there! The ends do justify the means!
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P.T.Barnham said "you can't cheat an honest man".\nCon artists hate people who are not greedy.\nI have never heard so many people have so many questions about a book that claims to be true.\nIsn't it time to label the Bible "fairy tale"?
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Truth and honour, freedom and courtesy\n\nDo you have the book?  It says RIGHT THERE in line 46!\n\nDo your own homework!
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Machiavellian\nof, like, or befitting Machiavelli. \nbeing or acting in accordance with the principles of government analyzed in Machiavelli's The Prince, in which political expediency is placed above morality and the use of craft and deceit to maintain the authority and carry out the policies of a ruler is described. \ncharacterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, or dishonesty: Example: He resorted to Machiavellian tactics in order to get ahead. \na follower of the principles analyzed or described in The Prince, esp. with reference to techniques of political manipulation. \n\nSource: The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Copyright © 1997 by Random House Inc. \n-----------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellian\nof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism \nsuggesting the principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli; specifically : marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith \n\nSource: Merriam-Webster's WWWebster Dictionary \n------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellian\nPsychology. of or relating to behavior in which a person purposely manipulates or misleads others in order to achieve his or her own personal goals. \n\nSource: Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology \n------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellian\nof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism \n\nsuggesting the principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli; specifically : marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith \n\nSource: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language - © 2001 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated \n------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellian\nusing clever but often dishonest methods which deceive people so that you get what you want, esp. power or control \n\nSource: Cambridge International Dictionary of English \n\n------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellian\npertaining to Niccolo Machiavelli, 15th-century Italian statesman; unscrupulously cunning. \n\nSource: From The Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words © Copyright Helicon Publishing Ltd. 1998 \n\n------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellian \none who advocates or follows the doctrines of Machiavelli \n\nof, concerning, or befitting the doctrines expressed in Machiavelli's The Prince, in which moral considerations are subordinated to the holding and exercising of political power. \n\nSource: ©2000 The Wordsmyth English Dictionary \n\n------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellianism \nThe political doctrine of Machiavelli, which denies the relevance of morality in political affairs and holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing and maintaining political power. \n\nSource: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.\n-----------------------------------------------------------\n\nMachiavellianism is the term some social and personality psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain. The concept is named after Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince). In 1970 Richard Christie and Florence L. Geis developed a test for measuring a person's level of Machiavellianism. This eventually became the MACH-IV test, a twenty-statement personality survey that is now the standard self-assessment tool of Machiavellianism. People scoring above 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered high Machs; that is, they endorsed statements such as, "Never tell anyone the real reason you did something unless it is useful to do so," (No. 1) but not ones like, "Most people are basically good and kind" (No. 4). People scoring below 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered low Machs; they tend to believe, "There is no ex