The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c11.s8.5

c11.s8.5

All those 72 places in which Kauṭalya has been quoted by name as against other professors of *Nīti* or *Artha* philosophy indicate, likewise, that a person who is different from Kauṭalya has been at work. No normal-minded person can ever believe that Kauṭalya as author was mentioning himself in the third person as arrayed against others in the discussions. The style indicates that diverse views were presented by a student of comparative politics and that in his judgment Kauṭalya loomed large.