How do their different assumptions about human nature and the state of nature inform their theories? How does this result in their different conceptions of civil society/government?
Assignment: Write a 1000 word paper (= 3-4 pages, double-spaced) on ONE of the following topics: 1.) In The Prince, Machiavelli writes: “And let no one resist my opinion on this with that trite proverb, that whoever founds on the people founds on mud.” According to Machiavelli, how should a prince “found on the people”? […]