ABSTRACT
This chapter expounds and criticizes the essentials of Bosanquet's political philosophy.Bosanquet seems to have some understanding of the idea of self-consistent human achievement and reverts to the idea again while discussing international relations. This chapter deals with the defects of Bosanquet's political philosophy rather than on its merits. It may be appropriate to begin with some of Bosanquet's later thoughts on international relations, since this was the last topic discussed. Its permanent significance is that it provides the basis for a critical assessment of the values, principles and general ideas in terms of which international politics are carried on. In this chapter is indicated certain features of Bosanquet's political philosophy which, notwithstanding the inconsistency in the theory of the state, are of permanent significance. It tries to show where the weakness in Bosanquet's political philosophy lies and how it arises, and at the same time to indicate its merits.
