Kautilya's Arthasastra: A Comparative Study (American University Studies)

By Narasingha P. Sil

This study presents a new interpretation of the comparison of Kautilya's Arthas stra to the writings of Plato, Aristotle, and Machiavelli. According to this author, neither Kautilya nor Machiavelli is a Machiavellian in the conventional sense of the term. At the same time, Kautilya is not a bigger man than Machiavelli, as most Indian scholars would like to believe, nor is Kautilya a philosopher in the sense that Plato and Aristotle are. Yet Kautilya's fame rests squarely on the fact that his vision of a righteous state guided by dharma is shared by Plato, Aristotle, and even Machiavelli.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820408980
• ISBN13: 9780820408989
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 3.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"