The Prince | Machiavelli (All Parts)
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Machiavelli's The Prince is explained in this video. We take a deep dive and break down key concepts and themes from the highly influential work, written by Niccolò Machiavelli.
The video is fundamentally about power: how to acquire it and then, how to keep it. It shows how many of the principals documented in The Prince are still relevant today and used in the fields of business, politics and beyond.
Each part of the video explains a key idea from Machiavelli’s original writing and expands on it. In particular, they focus on power dynamics, both social and political. They include historical anecdotes (from his text and elsewhere) and explanations on how the work still applies in a more modern context.
0:00 - A Brief Synopsis of The Prince
3:07 - Part 1 - Be Present
8:16 - Part 2 - Do Not Be Neutral
13:15 - Part 3 - Be Both The Man and The Beast
17:11 - Part 4 - Destroy, Do Not Wound
26:35 - Part 5 - Acquire When You Can
30:12 - Part 6 - Never Bring Others To Power
33:51 - Part 7 - Be Feared
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Machiavelli's government lost and the Medici's regained power imprisoning him showing that the end doesn't justify the means.
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@@2Hesiod - Machiavelli wrote his Prince after the Medici disposed his government. He had plenty of time to think about his failure.
A good leader can be both feared and loved but it is quite the balancing act. "I warn you, don't mistake my kindness for weakness."
Wise words. Agree totally with you :)
Indeed I like that
@me you stay powerful
@me you Excellent
@me you Interesting
The thing i find brilliant about Machiavelli is that he seems to recognize that politics is amoral. Politics is about exerting power over other people, usually to rule them. If that is what you are doing, you are already beyond the scope of morality and should act as such. I don't think the man himself was this amoral monster some people assume him to be because of what the term "Machiavellian" has come to mean. I think he merely recognized how politics really works.
Agreed
Politics is not amoral
Politics is not at all amoral- it is always morally(or immorally) driven. Machiavelli's take was not an amoral one. From his perspective, his position was a morally pragmatic one, not an amoral one. He essentially argued that brutality was morally justified when used as a means toward the ends of order and stability. His position also assumes that conquest and colonialism are necessary and good aspects of this aim. It's very much a cold, psychopathic perspective. He was butthurt because he felt that political instability was the cause of his social downfall, so he became obsessive about order and political stability. He saw himself as a victim who was wronged by this so-called weakness he ranted about
Machiavelli was definitely immoral. Cheating and drug abuse to name a few.
While he helps those who would grab power, he also shows how it it done. If you live in a Republic like most here do, he is a cautionary tale. Most usurpers use fox tactics as power tactics are harder to successfully use in our current complex environment.
You can not know about human and politics without knowing : Nicolo Machiavelli , one of the biggest influencer in the history of political thought .
also a failure who was always on the losing side of politics.
We got a ressentend guy here.
The fact that they refer to this guy as evil smh
@@Feracitus Don’t agree with him, but calling him a failure is ridiculous. His techniques have risen and maintained modern empires. Established methods of business and management. And what is more, is that he did it concisely.
Who was he? An assistant to a King? All I really know is Tupac thought he was him.
Excellent summary of his writing. Way prince is written makes it a bit of heavy and mundane read but this video really does great job at taking the key concept and making them more digestible. Seriously good job.
Because The Prince is a life long reading. Seriously.
...heavy and mundane, in your opinion. I found it, eye-opening, poignant, and a relatively easy read at less than a hundred pages. Studying Machiavellian techniques and societal manipulation is crucial in these times of Donald Trump, Dick Cheney, and Paul Wolfowitz... among others that would divide and conquer unless checked by the unwashed masses. ...because the ends DON'T ALWAYS justify the means.
@@christopherthrawn1333 absolutely timeless
90 pages is not life long reading
heavy? maybe is the fault of the translation since in italian is quite an easy and pleasant read
Wish I knew about Machiavelli before becoming a homeless college graduate, could have used those around me to survive and prosper.
If your still breathing, then the game isn’t over
Homeless .Sry to Hear that . Let me share this . When I was in my early 20s I ended up homeless .. the plasma center paid for my Booze for most part .soup lines fed me . After a couple years feeling sorry for myself . I started fighting back . Cleaned up my act. Doing everything I could do to make a Dime or dollar . It was not easy In a print shop trash I found metal stenciles and spray cans of paint . People like there address numbers painted on the curb 5 bucks a house took 15 minuntes .. 75 to 100 bucks a day . 40 years ago I broke free of being homeless , and never looked back . I learned you are in control of where you are heading .
@@LUCKYB. that is some sure words of wisdom passed on there. All the best!
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Yikes lol what a comment. You sound like a loser, and your only thought is maybe you didn’t use people enough lmfao
This applies 100% in corporate world and many managers forget some basic rules- some become autocratic while others want to be liked and neither really works. Fear in the work place works for a limited time and then you have no loyalty.
Fear works wonders; it’s making sure that it doesn’t evolve into HATE.
@@DarkKnight-yz2wg Fear and hate can mean one and the same. It's one brain-cell thinking to believe that they can be seperate. Hate is the result of fear, after-all.
@@imarchello Machiavelli must be a one brain cell organism then. There are distinctions between the two in regards to results.
@@DarkKnight-yz2wg fear always leads to hate, we're wired to hate what threatens us.
fear and hate are two different things, I know people who are feared but have no haters
I believe it's important to have some historical information about the time Machiavellia lived. Italy back then was in a constant war. The MEDICI, one of the biggest financial broker family back then in Florence, has been out of power for some years. In this time, Machiavelli was a diplomat in the republic Florence. His major concern was the regaining of power of the MEDICI. One of the rival cities inside of Italy was Pisa and outside of Italy was France, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. Well, the MEDICI regained power and become the most influential family in not only Florence but Europe in the time of Renaissance. Their financial influence as merchants were unmet before. Machiavelli lost his position as a diplomat, he was used to travel, to be at the top of the political field and now was banned and tortured. In those times, he wrote the prince. He knew for fourteen years how power games were played and survived by the favor of the SORDINI family, another influential family back then who were able to convince the Pope (who was a MEDICI himself, lol) to stop the torture against Machiavelli. With the grace of the pope, he could return from his exile. In the end, he dedicated his book to the MEDICI. You can't understand the Renaissance without the power of MEDICI family in Italy, a filthy rich and wealthy family who dominated everything.
They should've restored the days of ROME
Wow sounds like Machiavelli and Dante had something in common, both being Italian political figures who were persecuted and exiled; which in turn lead to them writing the most brilliant literary masterpieces in history
I was homeless 17-22. I had fun with it. Explored, lived like a wild man for a bit. Odd women like a wild man more than a working one, But I digress. I realized out of everything that is us, the only thing we will always have is our skills and experience. That's why self help books are flying off the shelves. People want an easy way to these skills without brainstorming. Read, learn, do. Study and be. All that's worth anything in life is experience and it's only bought with the currency of time.
glad you're doing better
Knowledge, first hand experiences, information and insights are very useful for the hop, hop from you being your precious self to your new self with new perspectives, new values, new rules and boundaries, to become more than you were before.. and the thing is.. you can always become more than you already are if you don't allow yourself to get lost in the many illusions that life offers for you to call "home".. the only constant is change but changing doesn't feel like home, change doesn't feel comfortable, change we hate, death is the ultimate change. I guess I wanna say meet death before it meets you.
Even beyond all of our own experiences most people are naturally inspired by other's experiences; even if it's just the people close in your environment, by nature we're influenced by everyone and everything around us
I remember being locked up... for armed robbery in 2001 and one of my cellmates gave me this book to read....it was strange..we never talked b4 that or after.....NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE.... THANK YOU BROTHER
tell me your stories bro
Yo
Ok tell us how.... he was schooling you ... did it work my guy?
I'm free brother....
@@BO4SHO u staying Then ok Lesson learned my old g I'm 87 lol Whats celly saying btw
The last 2 minutes of this video is such a real life lesson and truth
I've only watched 3 minutes, but I cannot express how thoroughly I enjoy this video already. Awesome work guys 👍
All my Assassins Creed 2 memories came back to me :D Great work!
I was just about to comment this
wait this was in ac2?
ac brotherhood..u mean
Machiavelli was more prominent in ACB
Admired Machiavelli in Ac2 and brotherhood. Ubisoft really did a good job on him
No people could be on top without being a follower of Machiavelli
There were plenty of people on top before Machiavelli was born. 🙄
@@dawnfire82ehhhh you know what they mean... Machiavelli's ideas, which are straight from war heroes of greek and Italian origin.
@@dawnfire82and most of them are Machiavellian before Machiavelli was born, take extreme example like Emir Timur who pretty much real life version of what a 'prince' should be.
"It is better to be feared then loved, if you cannot be both."
Don't mistake kindness for weakness which balances out, in my opinion, the fear / love ratio - the loyal one will not abuse and but potential traitor 'forked tongue" will be wary. Value loyalty above all else and test it once in a while without the targeted one being aware s/he is being tested.
Do what is right and fight for what is right. He is not a good strategist. Machiaville doesn’t have a wisdom
@@justine8840 you just failed to see the wisdom of the book. Paradoxically, you became unwise and blind.
@@freshbakedclips4659 i have not read the book yet
Most people always focuses on the "it is better to be feared than loved" and miss the "if you cannot be both" which is a huge indication that it is better to be both but only prefer to be feared if you cannot. With that line of thought, being feared alone is not ideal and that you should also be loved.
Thanks for the great video. It's been harder to find the motivation to read nowadays, and these types of videos are a good way to tap back into that in an easier way
Machiavelli is very easy reading. You should just go for it
Well illustrated , simply explained ,clearly dissected & very well narrated. Thank you. You can easily teach it to all levels in the universities and you guarantees that the majority will fully understand it.
I will forever be grateful for this video. Nothing, not even a life-time supply of endless money, could get me to read and comprehend Machiavelli's "The Prince." However, this video made it so easy to understand and presented it in such an organized way that I didn't lose focus. The video editing, the format, the voice and speech patterns, and the overall presentation of the video has been executed so perfectly that I can finally get this 5 page paper out of the way and be guaranteed a higher grade. Thank you so much for this.
The video I didn't know I was waiting for. Thanks!
I liked the run through - but I do think you should go into a depth discussion on how Machiavelli was a republican, and arguably wrote the Prince as a "warning" on how keeping a state as an autocrat was very difficult - but he wrote it in a way that wouldn't immediately get him killed. It's to me strong indicators that Machiavelli was pro-democracy and thought that republics were superior to dictatorships by his lives work and his other writings.
Oh darn , now I have to remove it. This is the Democrat playbook.
6:11 Failure to be engaged according to Machiavelli, spells doom It is easy to get excited about the possibilities of the future but the main priority should be to manage the here and now. If today is not managed well, the visions and dreams of tomorrow will never become reality. Machiavelli urges you to live for today - for the present - rather than for tomorrow: 6:50 Be there in change present 7:00 Machiavelli points out that by making others more powerful, you weaken your own position. 8:40 Never stay natural because both sides can attack you 11:00 A prince is respected most when he reveals himself to be either a true friend or a real “The winner does not want doubtful friends who would not aid him when he was in difficulty; and the loser will not harbour you because you did not willingly come to his aid with You can be natural but very rarely, don't be indecisive be bold, but there is Mussolini’s decisive decision was a Machiavellian move but it ultimately meant that he lost the war which in turn led to his death. Franco on the other hand, survived the war and ruled his country for another thirty years.
we are most respected when we reveal ourselves as a true friend or a real enemy.
I am a good friend but a worse enemy
It's worth noting that this book was written with extreme-cleverness in mind, in the twilight of this author's political career. He was done in, pushed out, by one of the most historically corrupt families ever known. _I think he wrote this book about them and then his wife wanted them to see it, being so clever (and they being so conceited/narcissistic) that they wouldn't insinuate any underlying motive or dastardly tone_
Why do you say the Medici is one of the most corrupt families?
I cannot thank enough how helpful this is, despite, thank you very much for noting and explaining key information in The Prince.
All part videos are the best production quality is amazing love ur work
Came here from a Portal 2 Reference. Stayed for the greatness that is The Prince. 10/10 greatly recommended for those who appreciate learning more knowledge.
I really enjoyed your illustrations on The prince. Thank you blessing us.
The drawings are really on point. Respect
Never get tired over listening to this. Great work.
Very well produced video. Great job
Great narration. Clear and concise
did a good job distinguishing machiavellis points
A man can be so great to be a study of the mighty and powerful. Such a great man
I love these videos!! Very informative💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
"Nothing is more honorable than victory". -Commander Warff
Define and learned Niccolo Machiavelli philosophy of the mankind. Furthermore, "The Prince" the Pope, the political and the dictators who hate, or loved Niccolò Machiavelli advise. Very much interested this video. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent work 👍. Well done that you broke it down to be understanding for all ages.
"Do Not Be Neutral" Switzerland would like to know your location.
Singapore too
Switzerland wouldn’t care to know your location
Switzerland is neutral. No actions are taken
Switzerland = has lots of defensible mountains Singapore = surrounded by water
@@puppeli Sweden = surrounded by both NATO and Finland
This is a very good summary of the book, however i highly recommend reading the whole book, because it contains some very specific examples that are not mentioned here, and the each part is kinda split into subcategories explaining each situation and how to handle it.
In our community high school, the Prince is part of our passing political science subject. It is only today that I appreciated the impact of being brute and cunning. I love the animation with and amazing teaching skills here; brutally good!
Thank you for this video! Now I can avoid failing my AP European History assignment.
I'm gonna watch this every day from now on...
Excellent video. I wish I read and used this book earlier in my life. I will use it now and going forward. I will constantly re-read it and use/keep it for reference.
I love your channel, do make videos related to plato, aristotle, john stuart mill etc. Take notes from their books and make animated videos because these are very informative
I don't remember from where I pick up the term Machiavellian. But for sure, that term was the thing which brought me here to listen and learn more about Machiavelli's realistic teachings to live a life as a powerful person. Ethics are not the thing which are most valuable but the game you play where you win at the end.
This is brilliant stuff of Marchiavelli
Yes an upload
Excellent work here. As a college student had to defend this classic. Remarkable man.
Thank you for this video. It’s made this book a lot more interesting and easy to understand.
Beautifully explained
38:50 "It is better to be feared than loved; if not both." Many, if not most, attributes this to dictatorship and focuses on the "it is better to be feared than loved" part and miss the "if you cannot be both" part which is a huge indication that it is better to be both but only prefer to be feared if you cannot. With that line of thought, being feared alone is not ideal and that you should also be loved. I'm not saying that dictatorship cannot last, but it is much ideal to be loved as well which will happen by listening to the people. With this quote alone I could tell that Machiavelli does not promote ruling by cruelty, but only when necessary. Also, one of my favorite quotes from Machiavelli at 6:30 : "We live so far from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done will ruin himself, rather than prevail." This pretty much sums up the prince for me.
“That's a good question. It's nice to be both, but it's very difficult. But if I had my choice, I would rather be feared. Fear lasts longer than love.” - Sonny Lospecchio
Machiavelli seems to have seen Scipio Africanus as weaker leader than Hannibal, but it was Scipio who prevailed over Hannibal at Zama in the end. Scipio had the larger resources of Rome at his disposal, but also had to respect Roman custom, while Hannibal did not. Maybe the two should not be compared.
@Daniele Fabbro -. I don't see how we can compare Hannibal with Scipio at the beginning of the war. Hannibal didn't fight Scipio in the beginning but other, older Roman commanders in the beginning. . . . Scipio became a commander in Spain later while Hannibal was a commander in Italy: they competed but only indirectly, with Scipio gaining power while Hannibal lost power. That doesn't change, because Scipio had to deal with a mutiny: his troops remained powerful with him as leader. . . . In their direct meeting at Zama, Scipio prevailed over Hannibal. It might have been, because Scipio was a better leader, but probably more, because Rome as a state had the stronger fundamentals, which Hannibal and Carthage could fight only for so long. . . . (The discussion of Scipio and Hannibal starts @33:55 in the video.)
@Daniele Fabbro - I didn't know Scipio's father and uncle died in battle against Hannibal. Thank you for the information. Do you remember which battles? Trebia, Trasemine, Cannae? . . . I've seen the opinion that Julius Caesar was the greatest general of the classical era. But in the end, the title "greatest" is not so important as "great and worth studying".
Hannibal used mercenaries Scipio did not and knew his tactics and drilled his army to defeat Hannibal's war elephants,and the Roman's did not surrender and knew how to hold a grudge and always took revenge by destroying them and sold the survivors into slavery. And then chased after him until he committed suicide.
That's why Scipio never sees the Scheme of Senate after his Win at War he is disposed of just like a Pawn and his plea to let go Hannibal doesn't hear and he is forgotten by those people who serve him, dirty Politician..
Machiavelli is my favourite philosopher. Each and every thing he said holds true to this day. I am glad you are back Eudaimonia!
He was not a philosopher he was more like a tactician
@@Konstantinos1648 he was a political philosopher, a political practitioner, a playwright, a poet, a historian etc. A polymath and a true Renaissance man.
Unlike Socrates, who emphasized so much on rationality and questioning, Machiavelli taught us to harness the “beast” energies within in order to harmonize them with our rational mind. This idea foreshadowed Nietzsche and Jung.
Great video, easy to understand!
Aww a Machiavelli video that doesn't address nice guys or cheap economy lessons but actually keeps u engaged talkin about the book
animation are so awesome, i love it !
Thank you so much!! I have an exam on this book in a few weeks. This video had my attention till the end.
Great work ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for this
This videos was beautifully done. Lucid and simple explanation. Kept my interest throughout the video. I believe that Machiavelli is wrongly portrayed in a negative and pessimistic light. What he believed and preached in this book was actually practical at that point of time, though not fully. But he wasn't someone who advised to blindly choose the path of cruelty, without any logical and rational reasons. His ideas are still relevant to a certain extant and various of them can be tweaked a bit to fit them into today's modern and liberal society. Looking forward to watching your other videos and you making more videos on certain fictional books too. Great work. Keep it up
Curious where you've read or seen Machiavelli's advice portrayed in what you call, "a negative and pessimistic light." To be clear, I understand that some may view the tasks of a king's advisor, on how best to gain and or keep power, negatively, but I'm guessing that perspective is mainly held by the powerless, out of envy, fear, or basic ignorance. Unfortunately, that's the way the cookie crumbles in the Kingdom game. If you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu. Where would you prefer to be? Thanks. 🤓🤓🤓
Just like to share that for a much modern book that could be applied not just by modern leaders, but pretty much anyone, I'd suggest 48 laws of power by Robert Greene. It was pretty much just like the Prince where it was also based on other previous works and history but on a more broader scale.
Reading Niccolò Machiavelli's book 'The Prince' allows us to explore the intersection between his timeless insights and the dynamics of human society throughout history.
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it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.
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thank you so much for this clear video.
Beautiful display. 10/10
Very well done. My perception of Machiavelli was shallow and ignorant, now I see him from a more philosophical perspective
Man, the value of Machiavelli's work is still shine in this era, I'm eager to see what happen with Putin after this non-socially war.
"Let them hate me, so long as they fear me." -Caligula
excellent summary well done 🖤
One can never advocate for justice until he himself understands when it's beyond the limit of it.
Excellent video!!
Michael Scott in The Office has the best answer to this. Facts.
I like this holly book and your voice everyday i listen all videos and gives me energy and knowledge about human nature thanks adam😘😘
Have you read the book called The Law of human nature by Robert Greene
@@hayzelwashington6354 yes bro
I hate this I so stupid an my dad is making me watch it
He's basically describing how Julius Caesar acted.
August, indeed in The Prince there is a critic ‘bout Julius Caesar
And every other charismatic ruler on the planet
Da da daaa daaa daaa. You know I'm your ruler. Heh heheheheh yeah. SHUT UP! --Carl
Honestly think Machiavelli's The Prince should be considered a driving force for anti-monarchist thought. Unlike previous guides to rulers of its type it was very blunt about the use of violence and brutality as a tool to maintain power and it was also very widely distributed, so it essentially gave the reading public an inside look at how the sausage is made.
Autocracies tend to make their sausage in public. No one has illusions about how they work. It's the democracies that live in a fantasy world, who truly believe their rulers have stripped them of the ability to own weapons to 'fight crime' and not to just render them impotent and unable to overthrow said rulers; who honestly think that the heavy taxes and regulations are for their safety and benefit, rather than to pay the rulers' salaries and protect the big institutions they own/manage/influence (see 'regulatory capture'); who think that 'climate change' is a serious danger (an impending catastrophe for 35 years now...) that justifies stripping the people of their independent energy sources and means of transportation and not just an excuse to have a static and dependent population totally reliant on the state.
Pretty much, The Prince just a manual for tyrants. To read it is to know how they operates.
Awesome video!
Thanks a lot for the good explanation, i have been dying to understand this book all my life, this has really helped. you are brilliant i see a lot of connections with African leaders such as Mabuto and Mugabe.
Looking from the outside in, African politics have a real bad track record. I'm not sure this kind of thinking is anything to look up to.
"The Strongest Prince instills both fear and love." will rather "instill both Respect and Love" instead of "fear''. But great video Eudaimonia, thanks for sharing! Look forward to your next video!
You can't really chose. 'Oderint dum metuant' "Let them hate me, as long as they fear me.' Caligula
It is hard to promote or earn respect immediately. I think respect is earned after a long time, but fear can be instilled immediately. The long-term goal is to be respected and loved, but fear is important especially for the short-term.
@@kephamokaya4826 That's a really unique way of looking at it, I do agree fear does work for the short term. But by looking at history, it usually ends up in disaster. Nice insight though :)
You can't respect someone who's weak. It is possible to respect the ruthless, but it is impossible to respect the pushover. It's all about social, psychological, and biological.
I've found that the bosses people respected were the ones that were harsh (in a professional way) most of the time and kind only here and there. That way, the kindness stood out and people remembered it, but most of the time people minded their behavior out of fear of being fired/demoted. I wish people weren't like this, though... If only we lived in a world where people just rationally agreed on things with no need for any fear/love balancing act.
The ones that I respected, and more importantly willing to follow, were 1) strict, 2) fair, and 3) motivating. 1 & 2 are the bare minimum, and 3 making the difference between following because I have to, and following because I want to.
It's simply impossible. We should be glad that we lives in imperfect world as it is. an idealized world would only turn out as hell rather than paradise.
I had to read this in 1st year history. It was years later when I realised it was a bitter satire, exposing the motives and machinations of autocratic rulers.
After watching this I can see where I went wrong in some areas in my life. Wish I studied things like this earlier.
You should make one of these about the discourses too
Do you have all parts for the art of war?
Stay tuned
What song is used for Part 5? I love it 👑
Nice question but has it fallen on deaf ears?
Does anyone know what the song in the intro is?
Excellent content.
thank you. any recommendations for the Discourses?
I'll never be a conqueror, yet still I listen.
You can always conquer your own weaknesses
The prince was written as an expose
Great job! Thank you.
Great job!
Not everything about Machiavelli’s The Prince is bad. There are valuable lessons to be learned. It is not an “evil” book, but is does have evil machinations. I read the book and still use it as reference (along with Art of War and 48 Laws of Power). Some great leaders still follow some of its tenets, but integrity, virtue, ethics and compassion must always come first. But being Machiavellian is something else. A Machiavellian is interested in the perpetuation of power not in public service. He thrives on people’s fear and not on mutual respect. A Machiavellian believes that one can not do good without power and one can’t have or keep power without doing evil. This is where the problem lies, we don’t need a Machiavellian. This is thebreason why the Philippines needs a Leni Robredo. She was able to do good even without power. She opted for Radical Love over fear. She lives in virtue and does not live by The Prince. #CttoCopyPasted #GobyernongTapatAngatBuhayLahat #LeniKikoAllTheWay
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!
I love me some Machiavelli 😍
Thanks,!! Be in Present! Thanks for wondrfull lecture on The Prince of Machiavelli 😃, This gonna be very muvh helpfull in my Graduation Exams!!
I love your channel name, it's meaning is more than most understand; I understand it as best I can. Better than being a kakodaemos.
part 7: Fear might be good to control a large population or army, but is it really good to have support of them? Yes fear can be a good instrument for leaders, and being loved can be a problem in some ways, but in many ways being loved by your population or army as a prince has more upsides, which are ignored here. If you have a great goal, other than expanding your territory, its much more likely that you will get full support by people who love you rather than people who fear you. They will be much more useful to you if they have an inherent will to accomplish the goal of someone they love, while if they have to accomplish a goal of someone they fear, they will be less efficiant and less intelligent as well. I love the balanced neutral view of Machiavelli on politics etc, but I think hes not right about rule by fear over rule by being loved. But hes definetly right that a leader has to be ready for both in order to not appear weak to the average man.
This is why he says it is better to be feared than loved if both are not possible. Remember that all machiavelli spoke on was how to keep power and maintain the state. If that is the priority then he can be feared but not hated and still maintain the state.
@@cybergothstudios94 How can you be feared and loved at the same time? Its impossible. So the only way to go is to put fear into everyone if you dont want to lose your power? Wrong. You wont have real power when you run on fear, because you will never be abled to harness the collective power of the masses. They will be weak and dumb, because thats what fear does with people. You degenerate not only the people but also your empire / country. If you are a real leader, you can see things which others cannot. And people will follow you. If you run your country on fear, you have only interest in maintaining the little power you got and accepting that either your power or your people will keep declining. Because thats the nature of fear. It makes people weak and dumb.
Really good !
Thisk applies 100% in corporate world and many managers forget some basic rules- some become autocratic while others want to be liked and neither really works. Fear in the work place works for a limited time and then you have no loyalty.
Machiavelli is one of the 'roles', Andrea Salay played, being a visionary, but not belonging to the privileged elite of his time ... we call him a danger for our morality, but his quotes are far from dangerous and confirm my statement - Words are alike water, they can have any form ... the Master punishes and the teacher awards - the privileged live in their own bubble and call it an elite, but the modest ones don't put their luck on a scale and wait for the right moment to use their voice. Both Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli have a secret we had to uncover, so we would choose a better path than the one we are used to. It's easy to make a statement about the past, but if you really want to understand the past, you have to find your answers in the present - people haven't changed a tiny bit since then. May 3 is the International Freedom Press Day - not that this has given us freedom of speech and the press is not proving to have an open mind - my conclusion is that we are living in a juridical dictatorship that uses its right to punish to control the mass. It's more covered than executing, but has the same effect - people don't feel protected in this society and are silenced by the consequences of chosing their own path. Take covid-19 for example - nobody is obligated to be vaccinated, but those, who refuse, are treated like outlaws. I have a different view on the pandemic, see it as a biological warning for the fact that we are destroying our natural immune systems and that will be confirmed if this was just the introduction to a disease that will be much more convincing ... I don't predict, but see the patterns that prove me right. Knowledge is only real when shared and they can't prevent people to have the same reasoning as me, but until the moment that everybody sees how things are played out, they have the benefit of the doubt. Writing comments under KZhead videos is also making your point, the newspapers are not neutral and protect political interests - they even didn't want to publish the manuscript I wrote when I had to protect the idea that I was not a lunatic, the easiest way to make you invisible is claiming that you had a mental disorder. The opposite was true, but the world was not ready to get my message - this is a one chance only to change our behaviour on a collective level and I'm your most kind teacher, if you want. Problems do not solve themselfves and we have to be careful not to reward bad behaviour, Every change begins on a small level and only the good things survive our mistakes. Why not give it a try to start with???
Great work Eudaimonia! It would be great if you could do a similar showcase of Chanakyaneeti