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...Right now, I could trace a number of my concerns and images to Plato and Machiavelli and Homer,” Abram Kaplan says. “In general, I would say that I draw heavily from what’s called the Western canon...

Author: By Tyler G. Hale, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student Writers Reflect | 5/10/2010 | See Source »

...earlier version of the Apr. 21 opinion piece "Harvard Needs Books" stated that Machiavelli said that power corrupts and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. In fact, Lord Acton originated that quote...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Harvard Needs Books | 4/21/2010 | See Source »

...Italy, though, Berlusconi's alleged romps and his heavy-handed attempts to fend off the allegations are just part of the story. In the land of Machiavelli, the one thing that gets as much attention as what's happening inside the Prime Minister's bedroom is what's happening in the political back rooms. (See Berlusconi's worst gaffes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Has Berlusconi Survived His Sex Scandal? | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...Moral Reasoning.” According to the course catalog, the aim of Moral Reasoning is to “discuss significant and recurrent questions of choice and value that arise in human experience”; one can satisfy this requirement with courses ranging from Mansfield’s Machiavelli to John Rawls and Catherine MacKinnon (as I did). My Moral Reasoning core—offered in the philosophy department—was on equality, democracy, and distributive justice, and it became one of those rare courses that changed not only what I know but also how I think...

Author: By Alexander B. Fabry | Title: The Value of Veritas | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

...wary of each other and just looking for any way out. It’s like getting married after forty. Because you understand the pain of treachery from blocking, you should all be kind during rooming. Yet as the political animal you are (see above), you will still Machiavelli your way your way into a triple with the other two non-Asians. The best house for you is Leverett, a symbol of the blah lack of distinction you embody...

Author: By Daniel K Bilotti and Vincent M Chiappini, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Blocking: It Defines You. Forever. | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

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