Western Political Thinkers

Contents: Preface. 1. Western political philosophy. 2. St. Augustine. 3. St. Thomas Aquinas. 4. Plato. 5. Aristotle. 6. Niccolo Machiavelli. 7. Jean Bodin. 8. John Locke. 9. Thomas Hobbes. 10. Jeremy Bentham. 11. Jean Jacques Rouseau. 12. John Stuart Mill. 13. G.W.F. Hegel. Index.

"Political thinkers have provided us a lot of knowledge regarding the changes of political events and how to resolve the conflicts during their times. In the present scenario, we often get assistance by their views or writings to face the difficulties and make our nation politically strong. The day to day changes and opportunities gave us the way to find the solutions. Every political thinker was the master of his time, he struggled a lot and by his vast experience he came to the conclusion how to resolve such a worse situation. The political thinkers proved landmarks of the time, their by foresightedness which will always help the coming generations." (jacket)