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This 3 page paper examines Machiavelli's The Prince and evaluates whether or not his interests are selfish or altruistic. The paper supports the latter assumption. No additional sources cited.
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come from the High Mediaeval period is a classic that many politicians consider as valuable today. While an important piece of writing, it is somewhat controversial. A prompt submitted by
a student says that some suggest The Prince is a handbook "to aid rulers in their quest to use the people for self-interested ends. Others contend that for Machiavelli the
support and welfare of the people operate as important constraints on rulers actions, and in this sense his advice in The Prince aims at making rulers actions converge
with the public good." The question is, which position is more compelling? It appears that while both cases can be easily made, the latter argument is more accurate. Yes, Machiavelli
is selfish to some extent, but by and large is associated with a sense of altruism and compassion. There seems to be a great deal of support for the fact
that Machiavelli always had the interests of the people at heart. Much of The Prince revolves around anecdotes concerning various types of monarchs and then finally, Machiavellis own philosophy
surfaces. It appears that Machiavelli believes that Princes must meet the needs of the people. They cannot merely look to please themselves. He did not believe that methodology was particularly
important as different rulers have different styles. Above all, Machiavelli believed that what is done is not as important as the character of the leader nor of his ability to
lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is true that Machiavelli had to give up his own position in politics due
to extenuating circumstances, one can say that he was quite influential in his day. During the first part of his life as a statesmen, the people had the benefit of
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