Niccolo Machiavelli - The Qualities of the Prince CAL 103

            Niccolo Machiavelli writes a guide to being a prince. The qualities of a prince is about what it is like to work with your kingdom. It describes how you want to be a strong leader sometimes, but not all the time because you will become hated.
            I have to agree with what Machiavelli says because he explains everything with an example of it happening in the past. For example he explains how well it worked for a the leader Hannibal, when he commanded his troops under extreme cruelty. The prince must be liked but when it comes to war he must be a military tactician.
            Machiavelli describes how a prince must act, but he fails to see that becoming such a person would be almost impossible. He says that you must be either loved, or be feared. Being feared wins battles, but being loved wins the people.
           As a Prince it is also very important to watch what you say, this goes for any form of government. Saying something wrong or lying can be political suicide. Most men will lie, and you might need to break your promises considering others will do the same. Lying and deceiving is not something you should aim for, but only to protect the other person.
           By avoiding breaking promises you can avoid being despised and hated. If you are liked there would be no reason to go against you. Although he could be loved, the prince should always be slightly paranoid. "is it not reasonable for an armed man to obey an unarmed man willingly nor that an unarmed man should be safe among armed servants." (Machiavelli The Prince). The prince must always be aware and take precautions because he is the unarmed man. The prince must avoid making an armed man angry at him.

Nietzsche & Murdoch CAL 103

I struggle to find argument in Nietzshe's book Morality as Anti-Nature. His views on religion are my favorite so far because they basically align perfectly with my views. Religion explains how you go to eternal damnation if you do something wrong, but he explains that people should not be afraid, and should just do good when they feel like it. Another good flaw that he points out in religion, is that you should not live above your means or below your means. There is no good reason to not live above your means and enjoy what you worked harder to achieve.
           His target audience was people of Europe, because he mentions a popular book from Europe, The Sure and Certain Method of Attaining a Long and Healthful Life. This book explains how a man ate very little and managed to live to the age of 83. Anyone who tried to replicate what he did basically starved and became ill. Using this as an example for the bible, he explains that anyone who tries to be exactly like Jesus will basically "starve".
           Paragraph 10 is my favorite because he explains how priests say be just like this and it is almost impossible to be just like Jesus. Also much more back than, then now, priests were very closed minded about other religions and makes them bigots.
           Murdoch was an extremely tough writer to understand but i think she had an experience with God. Which is weird because she is a sinner herself. The question that is brings to mind why should I listen to a hypocrite. Although I've been told that they know both side better than you, it doesn't mean she should be trusted.