Articles by Carool Kersten

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Machiavelli or Gandhi? Chaiwat Satha-anand’s Nonviolence in a Comparative Perspective
Carool Kersten | Academia - TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 Jan 2021

This paper examines the doctrine of non-violence by the Thai political scientist Chaiwat Satha-Anand, based on his thesis, “The Non-Violent Prince”. Chaiwat’s theoretical considerations will be related to the work of the political philosopher Leo Strauss and his doctrine will be contrasted with the Gandhian notion of non-violence through a comparison with the writings of the French Islamologist Louis Massignon.

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