An open-ended film which looks at the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, particularly as they are manifested in “The Prince”. These ideas are discussed in their relation to the reality of the world view that they reflect - does Machiavelli merely supply a superficial rationale to opportunists and dictators or does he present the world as it is in reality?
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013475
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Machiavelli, Nicolo, 1469-1527
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Power (Philosophy)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Theory (Philosophy)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → World politics
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Philosophy - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Historical re-enactments
History → Machiavelli, Nicolo, 1469-1527
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)