Political Philosopher
Political comes from the Greek word Polis which meant city-states. These city-states are a self-sufficient political entity. In India, City-states meant the Village Republic which was propagated by Gandhi. He wanted self-sufficient villages. He wanted a gram swaraj.
Political Philosophers are the thinkers who have laid the foundation of the various important thoughts like Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. These Political Philosophers also lay the foundation of various ideologies like Capitalism, Marxism etc.
Evolution of Political Philosopher
There are 3 different types of Political Philosophers.
- Ancient Thinkers - Greek Thinkers like Aristotle and Plato
- Medieval Thinkers - John Locke, Thomas Hobbes are classic examples of medieval thinkers.
- Modern thinkers - These are the thinkers who are coming in the 19th and 20th Century like Mary Wollstonecraft and Karl Marx.