Question

Which ancient Indian authority, known for his work 'Arthashastra,' is mentioned as having written treatises relevant to Social Sciences over 2000 years ago?

• A. Herodotus
• B. Aristotle
• C. Manu
• D. Kautilya

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Kautilya

History/conceptual development of social science

• The beginning of the tradition of Social Sciences has been one of the major development of the story of their own could get the recognition as "Social Sciences" only in the 19th Century.

• Thinkers and writers such as Herodotus, Aristotle and Manu (the great law giver), Kautilya and authority on Arthashastra and many other has written good treaties on different areas of Social Sciences more than 2000 years ago.

• The Political and Social atmosphere of ancient Greece, Rome and India also favored the kind of intellectual exercises.

• During 17th and 18th centuries the processes of Renaissance gave a big impetus to the continuation to the tradition of reasoning. This change is the intellectual atmosphere favoured the development of sciences which came to be called "Social Science."