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A 4 page paper which examines Chapter 25 of
Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” discussing fate and fortune. The paper also discusses what
the opinions of others would be in relationship to Machiavelli’s perceptions or arguments.
Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmachft.rtf
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confused many, if not most, people. We wonder what fate is, though some do not believe in such a thing. We also wonder what, when, how, where, and why fortune
seems to come into play, although many people argue that there is no such thing as fortune or that a man makes his own fortune. Regardless of all the argument
or examination, it is likely that we will never truly know if such things as fate and fortune actually exist. With that in mind the following paper briefly examines Chapter
25 from Machiavellis "The Prince" as it examines fortune and fate. The paper then discusses what Agathocles, Cesare Borgia, and the Romans would have said in relationship to Machiavellis claim.
The last section of the paper examines what Hector and Achilles would have argued. Machiavelli One of the most important arguments that Machiavelli presents in "The Prince" involves
the notion of fortune. In the beginning of Chapter 25 we are provided with a very potent description of what men think and what Machiavelli argues. He states, "It is
not unknown to me how many men have had, and still have, the opinion that the affairs of the world are in such wise governed by fortune and by God
that men with their wisdom cannot direct them and that no one can even help them; and because of this they would have us believe that it is not necessary
to labour much in affairs, but to let chance govern them. This opinion has been more credited in our times because of the great changes in affairs which have been
seen, and may still be seen, every day, beyond all human conjecture....I hold it to be true that Fortune is the arbiter of one-half of our actions, but that she
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