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Confucious v.s Machiavelli

Confucius Vs. Machiavelli

The worlds that Machiavelli and Confucius wrote out their archetypal ideas of society in the contemporary times of which they both existed were extremely different. Machiavelli wrote his piece called The Prince as a how to rule for dummies type of book meant for the upper class as a means of becoming more educated about the world during the period of humanism in the early 14th century. His works were published an admired for his writing style and flawless reprimanding of leaders during that time or even before that as, having travelled as a diplomat for the ten of War he visited France, Spain and other countries which allowed him to broaden his view of the world and write with a more jaded depiction. Confucius on the other hand wrote The Analects as a means of life for everyone in ancient china to follow as a type of guide for life women, children and the role of men are all discussed in this book rather than the ruling methods a prince can use. The analect...

Posted by: Asare Mabel

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