Quick and Concise: Political Philosophers

Deboshruti Roychowdhury

Did You Know?

* The Stoic idea of a universal state influenced early Christian political thought and later concepts of human rights.

* While often criticized for cynicism, Machiavelli’s work laid the foundation for modern political science.

* Plato argued for banning poets from the ideal state because they misled people with illusions rather than truth.

Quick and Concise: Political Philosophers brings history’s sharpest minds like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Voltaire, Rousseau, B.R. Ambedkar and more into conversation. It traces how their ideas shaped the evolution of political ideology.

Travel through the Hellenistic period, the Enlightenment and beyond to see how philosophy responded to empire, revolution, inequality and the struggle for rights. Whether you are a student, a curious citizen, or simply tired of shouting matches on the internet, this is your thoughtful guide to the big questions of politics, from then and now.