After reading this article you will learn about Stoics:- 1. Origin and Meaning of Stoics 2. Political Philosophy of Stoics 3. Transition From Stoicism to Roman Political Ideas. Origin and Meaning of Stoics: The most representative and influential philosophical school of the five centuries from about 300 B.C. to A.D. 200 was Stoicism, and the founder of this school was [...]
This article throws light upon the three political ideas of Polybius. The political ideas are: 1. Classification of Constitution 2. Causes of Political Change 3. Advantages of Mixed Constitution. Political Idea # 1. Classification of Constitution: Polybius has classified the constitutions or governments on the line set forty by Plato and Aristotle. Polybius has said that normally governments are divided [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the contributions of Roman to political thought. We are well-acquainted with the imperialist designs of Rome. Roman emperors were mainly preoccupied with the expansion of empire through their aggressive activities. Hence Roman civilization had hardly anything to do with political thought or political philosophy. It is practically impossible to discover an academic [...]