Machiavelli: The Prince•Grade 8•dialectic Stage
How Men Live vs How They Ought to Live
The Text
What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Identifies that Machiavelli is breaking with previous thinkers
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Machiavelli thinks consistent virtue fails (among evil men)
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Meaning
Contrasts with Aquinas or other earlier thinkers on virtue and law
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Defense
Identifies what is strongest about the counterargument
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