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What is Machiavelli's view of Human nature Agree w him Thesis His view was that humans are inherently selfish and onlyhave their own best interests at heart Evidence He described them as ungrateful fickleandfalse Healso argues...

What is Machiavelli's view of Human nature Agree w him Thesis His view was that humans are inherently selfish and onlyhave their own best interests at heart Evidence He described them as ungrateful fickleandfalse Healso argues in the Prince how rulers shouldassumethat their people will act in their best interests if and rulers should be prepared to use force necessary Connection I agree with Machiavellibecause 1 Humans areinnatelyselfish we always will act in our best interests 2 Even in times when we claimto be helpingothers more often than not there is an underlyingmotive What does Machiavellisay shouldbe goal focus of ruler Agree w him Thesis He says corefocusshouldbe toinstillfear withinthe people to ensure the stability of the nation Evidence He famously states that it is better tobefearedthan loved if you can't be both because fear is a more secure relationship Analysis This showshow he believes that a ruler should keep in mind the selfishness of humans and in order to maintain stability creatingfear is essential  g Connection I agree w him because 1 Humans are inherently selfishandprone to betrayingpeople if things don'tpan out their way 2 In order to create a nation that is stableand prosperous threat to ruler no 3 While it mayseem coldandruthless it's effective low do u mantain lovefear as ruler More effective Thesis Both can be maintained but require different strategies Love ruler mustshow benevolence providefor pp's needsgainloyalty Fear utilising powerstructures consequences use policeforceusecitizens to keep others in checkfearof consequencekeeps pplin line Connection I agree withMachiavelli's viewpointthat fear is more effectivebeauz 1 People willoftenbetrayruler if it's totheirown benefitlove less reliable for control 2 creates a more secure relationshipbecausepploftendon'twantto Jeopardize their ownsafetyandwellbeing 3 Rulercanensuremorepredictable form of obidience love can turn to resentment What's Social Contract Theory Thesis People shouldobeytheir ruleronly if they are beneficial to society because that power is given by thepeople and if not thepplcan overthrow ruler Evidence 1People consent to begoverned in exchange for political and economic order and protection 2 Woutgoverning body chaos 3 To avoidpplgive up somefreedom to authorityfigure in exchange for order protection andsecurity Connection Gives understanding for relationship between role ofgovernment in balancing the needs of society w individual freedom Do you more w Hobbes or Locke agree I agree more with Hobbes because 1 It's a more practical view on human selfishness and without a ruler to keep us in check chaos wouldensue 2 In state of nature there's constant fear and instability and we need government to overcome that  3 Absolute monarchy is efficient and essential to enforce laws and maintain because centralized authority peace isthe only especially at that time period to prevent societies from becoming violent Absolutism Relation to image Who was practicing Thesis government structure where 1 power was given to 1 ruler who made all the decisions and is above the law 2 can't be taken to court 3 people being ruled buyinto it Image Image of Louis XIV showshis power in many ways 1 he wearing the flag of France he is France 2 Not wearing crown he is above that 3 medallion of war fascination w warfare 4 No religiousimagery above the churchpope regalism Other practices Catherine the Great of Russia  1 Enlightened Absolutist 2 took money fromclergy diminishingimpact ofrely 3 believer in stability absolutism 4 built schools believer in education Frederick the Great Prussia 1 Inflenced by French culture 2 got rid of torture reformed legalsystems 3 supported religious freedom 4 He alone determined policies absolutist Pros Cons Absolutism Intense ritualization Opponents Pros cons 1 Quick and efficient process no challengers 2 Less conflict on higher level no one to oppo BUT very easy for to 98Eur 1 monarch persecute ppl Rituals Everyone is forced to partake in daily schedule life revolves around him Opps The noble who didn't want to lose all power and philosophers like Locke who believed in democracy Why did so much silver end up in China Thesis Because of the country's massive demand for silver essential for economic transactions Evidence 1 In Ming dynasty China switched from paper money to silver because of inflation 2 Spanishempire had huge silver mines in Americas shipped large quantities through ports in exchange for porcelain silk and tea Connection China had some domestic silver production but not enough so they relied heavily on silver imports made them primary recipient of silver flow Why does the globalsilversupply matter so much  y g ppy thesis the global silver trade was important because it kept countries interconnected and had impacts worldwide Evidence 1 Spain controlled many silver mines in the America's and the silver they got allowedthem to buy goods like silk porcelainandtea from Asia 2Also funded Spain's military campaigns wars in Europe 3 The sudden influx led to inflation in Europe which shifted purchasing power of ordinary ppl 4 Impacts is Spain reliance on foreign imports decrease in domestic production 5 Mining relied on slave Labor ethicalconcer onnection Demand in China Japan limited domestic silver supplies key commodity in trade between East We solidified global interconnectedness of economies Columbian Exchange Impacts on Atlantic AfroEurasia thesis Trade of agricultural goodsideas peopleanddiseases between Americas nations in Europe Africa Asia after Columbus landed in 149 Impacts 1 connected countries expanded European Pone 2 Increased consumer culture in Europe made some ppl very rich 3 Made some ppl very rich through slavetrade Sugar Trade Made middle class ableto affordsoy createddemand for slaves millionsAfricans taken away 4 Killed 95 of Indigenous peoples Relation between Race Trans Atlantic Slave Trade hesis Race was used to justify slavery and the unjust conditions endured by them Evidence 1 W growing need of labor on tobacco sugar and cotton plantations European'senslavedlarge amountsofpp  2 Slaves against religious principles said that since they were subhuman it was ok Impact As slave trade grew social construct became entrenched in institutions making Africanpeople systemically oppressed The effects of this racism has impacts in society to this day