Western Civilization I / Unit 13 WC1 1222 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Machiavelli's Prince and Castiglione's Courtier
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The idea
Machiavelli, exiled by the Medici, wrote The Prince: train for war, be feared rather than hated, study Alexander and Caesar, never let morality cost power, and dedicated it to the Medici. Castiglione's Courtier of fifteen twenty-eight praised the educated, subtle courtier over the warrior.
In practice
Arguably the first political science, the anchor says.
Where people slip
A scandal for ignoring God. Video 1235 reads it.
Your place on the trail
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