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2006-07-31 18:44:54 · 5 answers · asked by moon 1 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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damn, I came in here looking to find out
who this Mickavely cat was

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2006-07-31 20:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by -.- 6 · 0 0

"Machiavellianism is the term some social and personality psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain. The concept is named after Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince). In 1970 Richard Christie and Florence L. Geis developed a test for measuring a person's level of Machiavellianism. This eventually became the MACH-IV test, a twenty-statement personality survey that is now the standard self-assessment tool of Machiavellianism. People scoring above 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered high Machs; that is, they endorsed statements such as, "Never tell anyone the real reason you did something unless it is useful to do so," (No. 1) but not ones like, "Most people are basically good and kind" (No. 4). People scoring below 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered low Machs; they tend to believe, "There is no excuse for lying to someone else," (No. 7) and, "Most people who get ahead in the world lead clean, moral lives" (No. 11)."

2006-08-01 01:55:28 · answer #2 · answered by vizavis321 4 · 0 0

I assume you meant Nicollo Machiavelli. He was a renaissance political philosopher, poet and social elite. He was forced into seclusion at the end of his life when he wrote the Prince, his most well know writing. It was a book that explained to hypothetical up and coming monarch how to maintain controle over a populace. The tactics he wrote about seem harsh and cruel to some extent.

Some quotes.

"War cannot be avoided; it can only be postponed to the other's advantage."

"Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it."

"Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved."

2006-08-01 01:55:09 · answer #3 · answered by ppena1977 2 · 0 0

Do you mean Machiavelli? I don't know who Mickavely is but if you want to know about Machiavelli I would do a search. Wikepedia probably has the answer. He was a 16 th century philosopher, playwright, reformist I think

2006-08-01 01:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by shel_bug66 4 · 0 0

It's Machiavelli. Look at Wikipedia.

2006-08-01 01:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0 0

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