(LOL) My previous question did not produce satisfactory results, so I'll reformulate it.
The skill in which a superior statesman (or stateswoman) manages personal reputation will reflect upon "the state of affairs", as Aristotle intimates. It can be thought of as "spin", or management of appearances, stageplay, and so on. The actor asks, "What is beautiful...and to whom is it beautiful?" There is a moral/ethical component, which Machiavelli revisited in a most radical way. To move fast on the political stage requires careful but quick handling of dangerous props in perilous moments. Skills so acquired increase the power of the actor inasmuch as the ruled accept the ethical/practical beauty of seeing (appearance) them exercised. The shadow on personal liberty is cast. Is there any escape from such an Art? Is this Necessity eternal?
2007-07-15
10:14:20
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Baron VonHiggins
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