Of all the Indian writers on polity, Kautilya stands closest to Hobbes as he exalted royal power much more than any other author before or after him

Plato thought that the greatest possible happiness of the community as a whole was promoted by its being divided into three orders - rulers, auxiliaries and craftsmen, roughly corresponding to the Brahman, Kshatriya and Vaishya of the Hindu system

Dharma-shastra and Artha-shastra alike study man in society. The former treats of social life from the point of view of religion and morality, the latter from that of utility, expediency and policy