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In The Prince, it is asserted that a good ruler is one who works for the benefit of the state at all times, even when this requires acting immorally or unethically. Basically, the ends justify the means, even if the means are killing innocent people, blackmailing, and being deceitful. This idea was contentious then and now - many people believe that rulers should act with kindness and lawfulness above all, rather than bending ethics to achieve the ends they want.

Wie kann ein Fürst politische Macht erwerben und erhalten? Zahllosen Fürsten und Herrschern diente es als Handbuch für Politik. Oft als Verteidigung des Despotismus und der Tyrannei solcher Herrscher wie Cesare Borgia verstanden - ein Herrscher ist nicht an die überlieferten ethischen Normen gebunden. Nur der Erfolg zählt. Zeitlos modern für alle Gebiete der Wirtschaft und der Politik. Das berühmteste Werk Machiavellis.

This unique and sometimes disturbingly frank political treatise was written in the early 16th century by Niccolo Machiavelli, a political theorist and Italian diplomat. Machiavelli was writing specifically to Lorenzo de'Medici as an instruction manual for "new princes". His perspective on the aims and glory of princes is a controversial but powerful insight into the cold calculations of men of his station in his time.

Drawing upon his experiences as a diplomat, including his observations of Cesare Borgia, Niccolò Machiavelli crafted The Prince to explore the nature of power. Through an unflinching portrayal of brutality, Machiavelli reflects on what it takes to be a successful ruler.

In this newly introduced and annotated edition of Machiavelli’s most enduring work, scholar of esotericism Mitch Horowitz elucidates the greater spectrum of the pragmatic philosopher’s ideas to reveal a figure concerned not just with amoral cunning but possessed of standards and ideals rarely appreciated in modern assessments.

Machiavelli, Machiavellist miydi? Mezar taşına “hiçbir övgü bu adın büyüklüğüne erişemez” yazılan Machiavelli, son çağın politik bilimini kurmuş ve bu bilime pratik mantığı sokmak suretiyle de felsefi bir özgünlük kazandırmıştır. Machiavelli, hemen her devirde değişik dünya görüşüne sahip kişilerce göklere çıkarılan veya yerin dibine batırılan ama asla ilgisiz kalınamayan “diri” bir düşünürdür. Prens, işte böyle bir düşünürün, siyaset konusunda hangi ülkeden veya hangi düşünceden olursa olsun herkes için geçerli sayılacak kuramların işlendiği bir yapıttır.

Our fear of the Devil, whatever his temptations and rewards, is amplified by the thought of eternal damnation in his hell house service. In this volume our authors are all from Europe and see the Devil in ways that we recognise and yet are culturally distinct to the European mainland.

Sie sind sämtlich Klassiker, stammen aus unterschiedlichsten Epochen und Kulturkreisen - und gelten noch heute als Pflichtlektüre für Studenten der Betriebswirtschaft, aber auch der Philosophie: Die Kunst des Krieges von Sun Tzu (Track 1-13, Spieldauer 95 Min.), Der Fürst von Niccolò Machiavelli (Track 14-59, Spieldauer 215 Min.) sowie Vom Kriege von Carl von Clausewitz (Track 60 - 74, Spieldauer 59 Min.). Die beiden ersteren Werke sind komplett vertreten, vom dritten ist das erste Kapitel dabei, in dem die wichtigsten Thesen ausgerollt werden. Gesamtspieldauer: 6h 9min.

For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can live with. For agnostics it’s usually a question of can the afterlife really be that bad, would workplace regulations reach all parts of heaven and hell. However, in this volume the terms are agreed and the Devil pays his fees and the character his dues, each happy to wait a few decades for the eternal payback.