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define political science? discuss it's meaning??about 500 words

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Plato (427-347 B.C.) and Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) were the two early Greek political philosophers who made far-reaching and lasting contribution in the field of political science. In his famous book, ‘the Republic’, Plato justified moral significance of the State, its organic unity, educational functions and above all its supremacy over the individuals.

Aristotle is said to be the intellectual child of Plato and in his famous book, ‘the Polities’, he first developed a systematic study of political science as an independent academic discipline. In fact, Plato’s ‘Academy’ and Aristotle’s “Lyceum” were the schools which aimed at preparing the future administrators, constitutional experts and rulers of the Hellenic City States.

Aristotle is regarded as “the father of Political Science”, because of his far-reaching and permanent contribution in the field of political science. Frederic Pollock writes, “There was political speculation before him, but it was he who first brought to bear on political phenomena the patient analysis and unbiased research, which art of the proper marks and” virtues of scientific enquiry.
The science of politics, like so much else of our knowledge and endeavours to know, begins with Aristotle”. Thus, the Greeks were the first people who developed Political Science in its pure and systematic form. Subsequently it spread over all other countries and its study has assumed greater importance in modern times.

Etymologically, the term political science or politics has been derived from the Greek word’Polis’, which means the City- State or the State. Hence Political Science deals with the problems of City or the State in which men live. It is, therefore, defined as the study of the activities of the state.

But in recent times, political science has ceased to be merely a science of the ‘State-craft and eloquence’. The scope of the subject has become so wide that it has become difficult to define ‘Political Science’. Despite this, one may attempt an analysis of a few standard definitions that have been found in the literature on Political Science.

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Meaning and Definition of Political Science:

Many books have been written on Political Science by the eminent writers and different definitions have been given.

Answer 2

political science is the science in which we study about the politics of world in present or politics of past . here we know about the steps of making constitution of india and other country .It also include the way in which different political problem are solved in different way and which way is better.In other words we can say the branch of knowledge that deals with the state and systems of government; the scientific analysis of political activity and behaviour.It also give us knowledge of different policies and scheme started by goverment and what is its benefits also why this scheme or policy was launched.At all it tell the way to govern the country in the best way.hope it helps you!!