What is deformation? By Owais Khattak 8:13:00 PM The term deformation is, like several other structural geology terms, used in different ways by different people and under different circumstances. In most cases, particularly in the ï¬eld, the term refers to the distortion (strain) that is expressed in a (deformed) rock. This is also what the word literally means: a change in form or shape.
1. the principles of government set forth in The Prince by Machiavelli, in which political expediency is exalted above morality and the use of er aft and deceit to maintain authority or to effectuate policy is recommended. Also Machiavellism. 2. activity characterized by subtle cunning, duplicity, or bad faith.
The book is The Prince, its author NiccolÃ² Machiavelli. Minus television and Twitter, it seems the techniques of ambitious ânew princesâ, as he calls them, havenât changed a bit. But why did Machiavelli write a whole book about them, peppering it with men who soared to power by greasing palms and exploiting weaknesses: Julius Caesar, Pope Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia? Most people today assume that Machiavelli didnât just describe their methods, he recommended them â that he himself is the original Machiavellian, the first honest teacher of dishonest politics.