Plato and The Arthasastra: Plato’s Political Philosophy and Indian Political Thought
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9788190594370
Length
248p., 23cm.
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Plato and Kautilya were both anxious to preserve a stable and unified state, but while Kautilya sought to achieve it by making the king extremely powerful and not scrupling to use any means, fair or foul, Plato visualises a band of superlatively wise and moral philosopher-kings, specially trained in statecraft.
From these differences flow different conception of the lifestyles, qualities, duties and education of rulers.
Both thinkers refer to their ...
