This kingdom gained great power and had already established its supremacy in the East under the rule of King Bimbisara. One of the most powerful kingdoms in this race for possession was the kingdom of Magadha. Although this book was composed some 1500 years ago, it is still learned for its rational presentation of statecraft and its effectiveness in statin that the State is an organic entity that must be served only by a good and strong leader whose primary focus must be the good of the people he rules over.ĭuring the 4 th century BCE, the political landscape of India comprised a large number of kingdoms and politics with each one of them fighting with each other to gain greater control of resources. The book encourages a practical approach towards life that includes reason-based and logical actions in response to different situations. The book portrays the views of Charvaka which speaks of how only the direct perception of any given phenomenon is capable of establishing truth. Kautilya’s Arthashastra follows the practicality of the philosophical school of Charvaka which favored a completely materialistic view of human existence and the universe while rejecting supernatural elements of faith.
The book’s title has been translated into The Science of Material Gain, The Science of Politics, and The Science of Political Economy because according to Hinduism Artha is considered to be one of the fundamental values to gaining wealth and social status.
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