The present work is a collection of essays/articles, mainly on political theory written by Professor Raghuveer Singh, who was an eminent scholar of political philosophy, well-known in India and abroad. A highly original thinker and a mighty stalwart of classical political thought, his articles cover a wide range of topics, such as, metaphysics, philosophy, modern values, methodologies, social justice, dilemmas, causality and, ancient and modern political thinkers. Written in a critical mode, his articles are new and innovative, exposing the weakness and drawbacks of some of the accepted notion of political theory. His articles are of high standards and undoubtedly, a significant contribution to political philosophy.
The present work of Raghuveer Singh is meant to acquaint the scholars and researchers of political science with the most controversial, yet most intense and interesting themes in the realm of political theory. Indeed, the work is meant to arouse and to stimulate curiosity among the scientists to know, to debate and to discuss- the truth and falsity-of Raghuveer Singh’s philosophic ideas, opinions, and theorems.

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Contents

Acknowledgement —Pgs. 7

Complete Details About the Author —Pgs. 9

Introduction —Pgs. 13

1. Herakleitos and the Law of Nature —Pgs. 45

2. Politics and Ethics in Indian Thought or modern Political Theory —Pgs. 66

3. Recent English Political Theory and the Idea of Liberty —Pgs. 80

4. Metaphysical Tradition and the Philosophies of Value —Pgs. 88

5. John Locke and the theory of Natural Law 145

6. John Locke and the Idea of Sovereignty —Pgs. 165

7. Problems and Perspectives in Locke’s Political Thought —Pgs. 186

8. Causality, Meaning and Purpose in Politics —Pgs. 197

9. Prolegomena to a Conceptual Treatment of Nehru’s view of Democracy —Pgs. 231

10. Political Theory of the Indian Constitution: From Constitutional Government to Mass Democracy —Pgs. 243

11. Political Culture and Culture of Politics in India —Pgs. 254

12. The Concept of Social Justice —Pgs. 276

13. The Administrative State and Homo politicus —Pgs. 302

14. On the Unity of Knowledge —Pgs. 310

Educated at Benares and Allahabad, Professor Raghuveer Singh (1929-2012) was Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, and Dean, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Gorakhpur. He had an exceptionally brilliant academic career with a consistent first class to his credit from High School to Post-graduation, and secured first division and stood first in the order of merit in M.A. (Political Science) from the University of Allahabad in the year 1950. For many years, he was associated with the activities of University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), and the Board of High School and Intermediate Examination of U.P. Besides being the President of the Indian Political Science Association, he was the recipient of President S. Radhakrishnan Award (1985) and Swami Pranavananda Award of U.G.C. (1990) for outstanding constitution in political science. He had to his credit a wide range of essay/articles in political theory, which received world-wide recognition and placed him as a creative thinker in political philosophy.