Please answer the following prompt in 7 pages, double spaced, times new roman. PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. I will attach two texts which will be the only two sources allowed for the paper.
PROMPT:
Please answer ALL the following questions:
Identify the main tenets of the Ancient-Modern debate and explain their significance.
Machiavelli intends The Prince to be useful to those who are interested in acquiring and keeping power. To this end, he redefines the nature of human beings, the ends and purpose of politics, and fortune.
What is his new conception of Virtu? Where does one learn this new way of thinking and acting? What is this new way of thinking and acting? Why is this important? And, explain his conception of Fortune, and why it is important.
Philosophical understandings of the nature of politics constitute the ancient-modern dichotomy’s third facet. The great thinkers of earlier times presumed the necessity to rely on philosophy or religions as the underpinnings that facilitate the political sphere’s successful maneuvering. However, the modern perspective avers that politics is a technical matter and not a philosophical or religious affair (Machiavelli, 2006). Such suppositions imply that one must have science-like precision and an in-depth understanding of politics for success. In this regard, the modern facet of the debate calls for the banishment of perceived divine ideals and notes that people should ultimately embrace new ethical approaches that do not presume divine intentions.
