The characters -- The contrast with Plato -- The first principle of The prince -- The test of truth -- Machiavelli's philosophy of man -- The existence of Te (moral authority) -- The knowledge of good and evil -- The power of trust -- Arms and laws -- Love and fear -- Machiavelli's ethics -- Machiavelli's epistemology -- Machiavelli's logic -- Machiavelli's life -- The formula for success.
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