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    The document discusses political theory and several influential thinkers. It profiles Subrata Mukherjee and Sushila Ramaswamy, the authors of the book. The book examines key issues in political discourse and compares the views of 11 thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau are analyzed in depth on issues like human nature, the state of nature, the purpose of government, and the right to revolt. The conclusion is that an individual's circumstances shape their perceptions and desires to change the world around them.

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    The document discusses political theory and several influential thinkers. It profiles Subrata Mukherjee and Sushila Ramaswamy, the authors of the book. The book examines key issues in political discourse and compares the views of 11 thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau are analyzed in depth on issues like human nature, the state of nature, the purpose of government, and the right to revolt. The conclusion is that an individual's circumstances shape their perceptions and desires to change the world around them.

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    PRESENTED BY :

    TITLE

    WRITTEN BY: Subrata Mukherjee Sushila Ramaswamy


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    About The Author.

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    SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
    1. Mukherjee is Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. 2. Ph.D. from Indiana University. 3. Member of : IPSA ASRC Indian Political Association

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    SUSHILA RAMASWAMY
    Ramaswamy is with the Department of Political Science, Jesus and Marry College, University of Delhi.

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    About The Book.

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    The Book tells about issues of political discourse like.


    Power Art and science of leadership Factors of stability Change and conversion Relationship between ethics, politics and economics Role of women in society
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    THINKERS.

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    1. Plato 2. Aristotle 3. Niccolo Machiavelli 4. Thomas Hobbes 5. John Locke 6. Jean Jacques Rousseau 7. Edmund Burke 8. Jeremy Bentham 9. George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 10.John Stuart Mill 11.Karl Marx
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    WHAT IS POLITICAL THEORY


    A personal endeavor to understand and experience the present political reality and also to evolve a mechanism in order to transcend the present imperfect society to perfection and a more just order.

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    It Includes studies of
    Evolution Nature Composition Need Understanding of human perception

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    About the Thinkers and their Thinking..

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    THINKERS ISSUES
    1.) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

    THOMAS HOBBES

    JOHN LOCKE

    JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU

    Premature Birth at the time of CIVIL WAR on the street I AND FEAR ARE TWINS

    Birth at the time of Unsettled childhood, Glorious/bloodless poor family, no revolution education. (Constitutional monarchy in place of absolute monarchy) Good, peaceful, cooperative Innocent (not good and not bad)

    2.) HUMAN NATURE

    Selfish, brutal, cruel

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    3.) STATE OF NATURE

    Anarchy

    Peaceful

    Pre-property stage Hunter Post-property stage Anarchy

    4.) NATURE OF CONTRACT

    Hypothetical

    Historical

    Hypothetical

    5.) OBJECTIVE OF CONTRACT

    Preservation of life

    Nature right life liberty property

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    6.) STAGE OF CONTRACT

    One

    Two

    One

    7.) NATURE OF GOVERNMENT

    Absolute leviathan

    Limited

    Absolute force freedom headless leviathan

    8.) ISSUE OF SECULARISM

    On the basis of : religion secular Number not tolerant

    Secular and tolerant Secular but not tolerant

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    9.) ISSUE OF DEMOCRACY

    1st individual but not democratic

    Over democratic

    Democratic to some aspect

    10.) RIGHT TO REVOLT

    If government does not protect your life then do revolt

    Appeal to heaven (right to revolt)

    If do not follow general rule (YES)

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    CONCLUSION

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    Circumstances make perception of individual

    Individual wants to change the things around him/her according to his/her perception

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    THANK YOU

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