The Prince | Machiavelli (All Parts)

Prefer a book version of this video? eudaimoniayoutube.gumroad.com/l/master-machiavelli It feels good to be back. I am working on some new content which I have set myself a goal of completing before this channel gets to 100k. In the meantime, to whet your appetite, here is my complete seven-part project of Machiavelli's The Prince in one video.

A good leader can be both feared and loved but it is quite the balancing act. "I warn you, don't mistake my kindness for weakness."

The thing i find brilliant about Machiavelli is that he seems to recognize that politics is amoral. Politics is about exerting power over other people, usually to rule them. If that is what you are doing, you are already beyond the scope of morality and should act as such. I don't think the man himself was this amoral monster some people assume him to be because of what the term "Machiavellian" has come to mean. I think he merely recognized how politics really works.

Wish I knew about Machiavelli before becoming a homeless college graduate, could have used those around me to survive and prosper.

You can not know about human and politics without knowing : Nicolo Machiavelli , one of the biggest influencer in the history of political thought .

Excellent summary of his writing. Way prince is written makes it a bit of heavy and mundane read but this video really does great job at taking the key concept and making them more digestible. Seriously good job.

This applies 100% in corporate world and many managers forget some basic rules- some become autocratic while others want to be liked and neither really works. Fear in the work place works for a limited time and then you have no loyalty.

I believe it's important to have some historical information about the time Machiavellia lived. Italy back then was in a constant war. The MEDICI, one of the biggest financial broker family back then in Florence, has been out of power for some years. In this time, Machiavelli was a diplomat in the republic Florence. His major concern was the regaining of power of the MEDICI. One of the rival cities inside of Italy was Pisa and outside of Italy was France, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. Well, the MEDICI regained power and become the most influential family in not only Florence but Europe in the time of Renaissance. Their financial influence as merchants were unmet before. Machiavelli lost his position as a diplomat, he was used to travel, to be at the top of the political field and now was banned and tortured. In those times, he wrote the prince. He knew for fourteen years how power games were played and survived by the favor of the SORDINI family, another influential family back then who were able to convince the Pope (who was a MEDICI himself, lol) to stop the torture against Machiavelli. With the grace of the pope, he could return from his exile. In the end, he dedicated his book to the MEDICI. You can't understand the Renaissance without the power of MEDICI family in Italy, a filthy rich and wealthy family who dominated everything.

I remember being locked up... for armed robbery in 2001 and one of my cellmates gave me this book to read....it was strange..we never talked b4 that or after.....NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE.... THANK YOU BROTHER

I was homeless 17-22. I had fun with it. Explored, lived like a wild man for a bit. Odd women like a wild man more than a working one, But I digress. I realized out of everything that is us, the only thing we will always have is our skills and experience. That's why self help books are flying off the shelves. People want an easy way to these skills without brainstorming. Read, learn, do. Study and be. All that's worth anything in life is experience and it's only bought with the currency of time.

The last 2 minutes of this video is such a real life lesson and truth

I've only watched 3 minutes, but I cannot express how thoroughly I enjoy this video already. Awesome work guys 👍

I will forever be grateful for this video. Nothing, not even a life-time supply of endless money, could get me to read and comprehend Machiavelli's "The Prince." However, this video made it so easy to understand and presented it in such an organized way that I didn't lose focus. The video editing, the format, the voice and speech patterns, and the overall presentation of the video has been executed so perfectly that I can finally get this 5 page paper out of the way and be guaranteed a higher grade. Thank you so much for this.

Well illustrated , simply explained ,clearly dissected & very well narrated. Thank you. You can easily teach it to all levels in the universities and you guarantees that the majority will fully understand it.

Thanks for the great video. It's been harder to find the motivation to read nowadays, and these types of videos are a good way to tap back into that in an easier way

I don't remember from where I pick up the term Machiavellian. But for sure, that term was the thing which brought me here to listen and learn more about Machiavelli's realistic teachings to live a life as a powerful person. Ethics are not the thing which are most valuable but the game you play where you win at the end.

I cannot thank enough how helpful this is, despite, thank you very much for noting and explaining key information in The Prince.

The video I didn't know I was waiting for. Thanks!

"It is better to be feared then loved, if you cannot be both."

6:11 Failure to be engaged according to Machiavelli, spells doom It is easy to get excited about the possibilities of the future but the main priority should be to manage the here and now. If today is not managed well, the visions and dreams of tomorrow will never become reality. Machiavelli urges you to live for today - for the present - rather than for tomorrow: 6:50 Be there in change present 7:00 Machiavelli points out that by making others more powerful, you weaken your own position. 8:40 Never stay natural because both sides can attack you 11:00 A prince is respected most when he reveals himself to be either a true friend or a real “The winner does not want doubtful friends who would not aid him when he was in difficulty; and the loser will not harbour you because you did not willingly come to his aid with You can be natural but very rarely, don't be indecisive be bold, but there is Mussolini’s decisive decision was a Machiavellian move but it ultimately meant that he lost the war which in turn led to his death. Franco on the other hand, survived the war and ruled his country for another thirty years.