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This 6 page paper uses these two works to discuss the two paradigms. They are compared and contrasted in the context of five questions posed by a student. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Mores Utopia, envisions a society where perfection is possible, but where kings and princes will not listen to reason. Hythloday has a problem with advising kings, because he contends that
they do not listen to their advisors whereas Machiavelli actually advises princes in his work entitled The Prince. A conversation between the two men-one fictional, one real-might go like this:
HYTHLODAY: I do not waste my breath talking to the princes. They only use people. MACHIAVELLI: I disagree. In fact, I have created a specific plan on how princes
should behave. For example, I say that they should do what is best for the people, even though that might not be what the people think they want. In other
words, the princes must do the right thing and not listen to what the people merely say. He has to have the peoples interests in mind. HYTHLODAY: That is good
in theory but it is a bit disingenuous. You say that princes are to look out for the people, so why do the people not have very much input? MACHIAVELLI:
The people simply are not equipped to make sound decisions. That is why they need the princes. HYTHLODAY: I disagree. In a perfect society, that notion would not be true.
MACHIAVELLI: In my view, the people are the most important concern and not the legacy of the prince. HYTHLODAY: With that, I do agree with you. MACHIAVELLI: I am
glad that we can agree on something. 2. If you were a prince seeking an advisor would you choose Hythloday or Machiavelli or neither? What would you see
as each persons strengths and weaknesses? What questions would you ask in an interview? Mores Utopia was first written in 1516. It was a time before Marxism and before
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