He’s a rebellious crown prince who ignored his family’s good name, but now the clock is ticking and he’ll have to marry. Leopold Aussa, the future king of Avce, soon learns that his spoiled life of ignoring his family and indulging in models comes with its pitfalls. When finally he finds a respectable woman toContinue reading “Forbidden King (Princes of Avce Book 9) – Victoria Pinder”
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Machiavelli – The Prince – Part 3
The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning politics and ethics
Machiavelli – The Prince – Part 2
Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is only partly because it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin, a practice which had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante’s Divine ComedyContinue reading “Machiavelli – The Prince – Part 2”
Machiavelli – The Prince – Part 1
I ran across The Prince in my audiobook library and for a lovely week driving to work and back, I had the honour of listening in to Machiavelli’s work. Some of his principles no longer apply today but some of the others made sense when put into a context of dictatorships and grabs for power.Continue reading “Machiavelli – The Prince – Part 1”
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