The boys drink and review Holy Roller, a hazy IPA, and talk about Niccolo Machiavelli, the infamous author of The Prince.
Do the ends justify the means? (And did Machiavelli mean that?)
The boys discuss Machiavelli’s historical context, the work for which he is mostly known, and the meaning and application of the term “Machiavellian.”
Machiavelli satirizes the classic view of virtues, espoused by Cicero. Those virtues might be nice, he says, but they won’t keep you in power.
The Prince is contrary to both Roman and Christian values, and was almost scandalous in its time.
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