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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.
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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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