
must be the object of the most authoritative of the sciences - some science which is a master craft. In his book, The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle writes, "The supreme good. Aristotle, thus viewed political science as the end to human existence rather than as a means to it. He gives credit to political science as a master-art because, unlike other sciences that serve as a means to an end, political science pertains to the ends of human existence in itself.

"Politics", "Ethics", and "Rhetoric" are few among many of his works that hold discussions on questions of law, equality, justice, etc.Īccording to Aristotle, political science is a master science. He did not only lay the foundation stone of political science but also contributed significantly to its elaboration as well. He differentiated between meteorology, poetics, logic, biology, ethics, natural history, aesthetics, physics, rhetoric, metaphysics and even wrote extensively on these subjects. The first man to distinguish between various branches of knowledge had been Aristotle.

In this blog, you will read about his understanding of the state, classification of constitutions and the cycle of governments.

The subject of political science has evolved by questioning the nature and importance of concepts like state, constitution, citizenship, laws, and governments.Īristotle, famously referred to as the father of political science, had laid the bricks of the subject.
