Final Exam: Machiavelli's Power And Evil

English 103—Final Exam

1. Machiavelli writes, “A man who wishes to make a vocation of being good at all times will come to ruin among so many who are not good” stating that people do not have the power or discipline to be good all of the time. Lao-tzu would disagree that goodness brings one to ruin, because as a detached universal ruler he believes that all people are good inherently, but they can be led to bad decisions if put in bad situations under the rule of bad people. He believes that one can be happy and should be happy with themselves and they should not be dependent on others. Though if under the rule of corruption the Tao states one will also be led down the wrong paths and become corrupt (Lao Tzu). Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the

Horney concludes that men’s distrust stems from the beliefs that women are “mysterious” and “communicate with spirits” as well as from the resentment towards women’s ability to give birth (Horney). In the past since men believed women were dangerous beings with the possibility of supernatural powers their distrust was needed to protect themselves, or so they thought. But as society advanced, because of men’s lack of control over bringing children into the world, they resolve to control the society that the child will grow up in, and they will objectify women simply for “physical

Horney believes that the drive to grow psychologically and achieve ones potential is a basic human motive—and in order to do that one must know their place or their “role” for their gender to fit into society. David was denied that acceptance by being raised on different sides of the binary gender line. HE was thrown into a childhood of confusion and disappointment never feeling like he fit in. People are often bullied and ostracized if they do not fit into social normalities, and it can also make one feel unfit to find a mate and have a healthy relationship or happy