Question one
Compare the role that ‘men of such ambition and talents’ play in the creation and preservation of political order in the political thought of Locke and Machaiveli. In what ways are these men both necessary and dangerous? In a Lockean commonwealth, is a citizen who wishes simply to live out a private life more secure against such a danger than a citizen in a Machiavellian principality? Why or why not? Nicolo Machiaveli is credited for the study of modern science. He was a diplomat, a philosopher and a humanist. This man was known for his crude ways of describing unscrupulous politicians. He was known to use negative ...
