A Development on the Study of Political Philosophy in Thailand, A.D.1926-2018
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This research article consisted of the following objectives: 1) to study the overall picture of the evolution of Western political philosophy in Thailand from A.D. 1932 to 2018; and 2) to analyze the conditions that contributed to the shift in Western political philosophy in Thailand at each era. The study applied a qualitative research method by studying documents and purposive sampling interview. The key informants were those who were related with the teaching of political philosophy in Thailand, in a total of 13 persons. An analysis of the history of political thought was employed as the theoretical framework. From the study, it is found as follows: 1) In the year A.D. 1926, Prince Devawongse Varoprakar introduced Western political philosophy to Thailand for the first time through his translation of Plato's work called "Lysis" or "On Friendship." Following that, during the regime shift in A.D. 1932, revolutionaries brought translations of Western political philosophy to legitimate the change in the nation's governance. However, political philosophy was formally studied in A.D. 1957, which had a direct impact on the progress of political philosophy owning to the increasing number of researchers in this field and continued to influence until the year A.D. 2018; and 2) Thai political philosophy evolved in response to Thailand's political context and society from A.D. 1932 to 2018, whether in the age of democracy or dictatorship, Western political philosophy was always used to legitimize the nation's regime.
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