Olga Velikopolskaya từ Cencerate PV, Italy

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2018-11-07 17:30

Cõng Nhau Trong Một Cõi Người (Tái Bản 2016) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hoàng Công Danh

1. In Chapter VI, Machiavelli explains that the “temper of the multitude” is “fickle”. This means, the people or governed state of citizens, have a ‘temper’ or personality that is easily changeable. Like the attention span of a small child, it is easy to ‘show them a thing’ but difficult to get them to commit their focus to that specific ‘persuasion’. 2. In Chapter III, Machiavelli explains that there are the “well-employed” cruelties and also the “ill-employed”. Well-employed cruelties are down under needs of “self-preservation” and not “persisted” in, afterwards. The ill-employed cruelties “increase in time” instead of diminishing and grow worse out of control from themselves and the one who inflicted them. 3. In Chapter XV, it is said that a good prince must learn to be less than good. A prince should learn to be less than good so that he may use his goodness or lack of in order to maintain “his position” in government. 4. Chapter XVII, Machiavelli asks a very important question, “Is it better for a prince to be feared or love?”, and he reasons that it is “feared” because men are so unreliable and false, that any style of loyalty can change and be unreliable. If it be love, then trust is solely in the hands of the possible offender. If it be fear, then the offender will always fear the consequences of his disloyalty, and since we are selfish creatures, we would naturally be more inclined to follow a leader we feared. 5. Chapter XVIII explains that a prince must be a lion and a fox. a.) A lion cannot guard himself from “toils” because it isn’t so good at discerning the answers to difficulties. A lion is good at “driving off the wolves”, however. A ruler may drive off the wolves, which could be greedy politicians or pushy governors. b.) A fox cannot guard himself from the wolves and so may often become overwhelmed or bullied, by his people, fellow politicians and counselors. A fox can, however, dissect situations and come out with a very crafty plan, as is the mythology of the animal. Fox are survivors, which is an imperative quality to a ruler. One who can “play the fox” has been known to reap “success”. c.) A ruler should have all the good qualities Machiavelli talks about because so much of it is true and, though harsh at times, very smart. A ruler must survive; reach for the best decision, while ignoring misleaders and ignorance. d.) A ruler may dishonor his word when his confidante has also dishonored his word in order to protect himself or his interests. 6. Chapter XIX explains that a prince can avoid internal conspiracies by observing behavior and watching to see whether or not they are “disposed towards him” or “hostile”. A Prince must make himself seem great, but never “odious” to his people. 7. Chapter XXI says that if “two powerful neighbors come to blows”, then a prince should join in with one side or the other because the victor will not trust you and the loser will not join you if the victor decided to attack you next. 8. A prince should elicit advice from his followers by choosing a selected few men to speak with him alone on matters of which he asks their opinion. A prince must let his followers “speak freely” on everything however, and “merely reflect and judge” it henceforth in his own. 9. In Chapter XXV, Machiavelli compares Fortune to a woman because she is in need to be “mastered” and “roughly handled” in order to be controlled at the whims of men. Fortune, like a woman, favors the young as well because they are “fiercer and more demanding”.

Người đọc Olga Velikopolskaya từ Cencerate PV, Italy

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.