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The Prince

Politics and Government

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The Prince

Premium EditionBy Niccolo MachiavelliNarrated by James Joy

The Prince

Length3h 17m

About this audiobook

The Prince (c. 1500) by Niccolo Machiavelli is a political treatise, sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. Machiavelli dedicated The Prince to the ruling Medici of the time, leading some today to still speculate whether the book was a satire. Machiavelli asserted that The Prince (president, dictator, prime minister, etc.) does not have to be concerned with ethics, as long as their motivation is to protect the state. It is this questionable belief that in many ways had led to the modern world as we know it. His assertion was that the head of state must protect the state no matter the cost and no matter what rules he or she breaks in the process.

Audiobook details

GenrePolitics and Government

Length3 hrs 17 mins

Narrated byJames Joy

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateFeb 28, 2019

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Dedication - the Prince

15Chapter 14 - the Prince

2Chapter 1 - the Prince

16Chapter 15 - the Prince

3Chapter 2 - the Prince

17Chapter 16 - the Prince

4Chapter 3 - the Prince

18Chapter 17 - the Prince

5Chapter 4 - the Prince

19Chapter 18 - the Prince

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6Chapter 5 - the Prince

20Chapter 19 - the Prince

7Chapter 6 - the Prince

21Chapter 20 - the Prince

8Chapter 7 - the Prince

22Chapter 21 - the Prince

9Chapter 8 - the Prince

23Chapter 22 - the Prince

10Chapter 9 - the Prince

24Chapter 23 - the Prince

11Chapter 10 - the Prince

25Chapter 24 - the Prince

12Chapter 11 - the Prince

26Chapter 25 - the Prince

13Chapter 12 - the Prince

27Chapter 26 - the Prince

14Chapter 13 - the Prince

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