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The Machiavelli Rule on Innovation: Never Be the First to Implement a Dangerous Idea

The Machiavelli Rule on Innovation: Never Be the First to Implement a Dangerous Idea

Niccolò Machiavelli, Innovation, Political, Renaissance, Technology, Thinkers

In the cutthroat halls of Renaissance Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli observed a peculiar pattern among those who survived political intrigue versus those who ended up exiled, imprisoned, or worse. The survivors, he noticed, rarely charged headfirst into uncharted territory. They waited. They watched. They let others test the waters, and only when the coast proved clear—or […]

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Perpetual Peace Immanuel Kant World War

Can Immanuel Kant’s ‘Perpetual Peace’ Stop the Next World War?

Political, Editors Pick, Enlightenment, Kant, Philosophy, Thinkers

In 1795, amidst Europe’s revolutionary war and the looming threat of Napoleon, the German philosopher Immanuel Kant published a concise treatise that would resonate through the ages. “Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch” introduced a groundbreaking concept for its era: a systematic framework aimed at eradicating war altogether. Over two centuries later, following two devastating world

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