Who is known as the father of political science:

The correct answer is Aristotle.

Key Points

• Aristotle is known as the father of political science.
• He provided the first practical definition of political science.
• He thought political science was a strong and vibrant field of science.
• He said, "Every man is a social and political animal."
• His research on these topics as well as others related to philosophy, education, and governance gave him confidence in political issues.

Additional Information

• Socrates
  • Socrates is considered as the founding father of Western philosophy.
  • He was a street thinker and not charged remunaration for his teaching.
  • He gave the idea of "Inductive Method".
  • His one of the renowned student is Plato.
• Plato
  • He was a Greek philosopher and is perhaps the most famous and influential thinker in the history of Western thought.
  • He was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle.
  • He founded the Academy in Athens where he lectured and taught.
  • He also wrote dialogues on a variety of philosophical subjects such as metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, psychology, politics, and aesthetics.
• Aquinas
  • He is regarded as the father of Thomism.
  • His methodical reconstruction of Aristotelianism transformed Western philosophy and sparked innumerable discussions and elaborations from succeeding mediaeval and contemporary philosophers.
  • He also proposed the idea of natural theology.