What Machiavellian really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of "The Art of War" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2CDGJi9Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/the-art-of-war--From Shakespeares plays to modern TV dramas, the unscrupulous schemer for whom the ends always justify the means has become a familiar character type we love to hate. For centuries, weve had a single word to describe such characters: Machiavellian. But is it possible that weve been using that word wrong this whole time? Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler investigate the origins of the term. Lesson by Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler, directed by TOGETHER. Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterSupport us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagramView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-machiavellian-really-means-pazit-cahlon-and-alex-gendlerThank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Ka-Hei Law, Maya Toll, Ricardo Rendon Cepeda, Renhe Ji, Andrs Melo Gmez, Tim Leistikow, Shawar Khan, Chris, Megan Douglas, Barbara Smalley, Filip Dabrowski, Joe Giamartino, Clair Chen, Vik Nagjee, Karen Goepen-Wee, Della Palacios, Stephanie Perozo, Marc Bilodeau, Ivan Tsenov, Claudia Mayfield, Pavel Zalevskiy, Yankai Liu, Duo Xu, Ghassan Alhazzaa, Milo Stevanovi, Joy Love Om, Gi Nam Lee, Shawn Quichocho, Anika Westburg, Brandy Jones, Devin Harris, Tony Trapuzzano, Jason Weinstein, Kris Siverhus, Alexander Walls, Annamaria Szilagyi, Morgan Williams, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Mandeep Singh, Sama aafghani, , Marylise CHAUFFETON, Marvin Vizuett, Jayant Sahewal, Quinn Shen, Caleb ross, Elizabeth Cruz, Elnathan Joshua Bangayan, Mullaiarasu Sundaramurthy and Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva.