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.
Qualities we consider to be human, such as empathy, compassion, and even free-will aren't even mentioned when Machiavelli generalizes humanity. In Chapter XVII of The Prince Of Cruelty and Clemency, and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved or Feared, Machiavelli says this about the nature of Man: