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Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli · 1998

Philosophy · ranked #43 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

"The Prince" is the most controversial book about winning power - and holding on to it - ever written. Machiavelli's tough-minded, pragmatic argument that sometimes it is necessary to abandon ethics t

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Category
Philosophy
First published
1998 · 1990s
Author
Niccolò Machiavelli
Standing
Recommended

About Philosophy

Philosophy worth reading takes hard questions seriously without making them harder than they need to be. These texts — from ancient to contemporary — reward careful attention and pay dividends long after you put them down.

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