The Canon - a brief survey
IN THIS LESSON
What judges our actions in the political realm?
What are the Prince’s chief sources of learning?
What is the object of political art, i.e. what does it aim at?
How is political nature characterized? And human nature?
Given that the best political art is not good enough, what is needed to succeed against Fortuna?
READING
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince. Chapters 1, 5, 12, 14, 15, 17, 21 and 25.