CEVAP:

The contextual approach helps students of political thoughts to grasp the trajectories of political ideologies and benefit from the dialogue over the course of thousands of years. A researcher, reader or student can formulate her/his own answers to the recurring themes of public good, social order, equality justice and so forth. At the same time, however, s/he should bear in mind that these themes and political ideas are discussed and explained by each thinker in timebounded and contextual frame. Through a contextual reading of the problems that philosophers face and their striving to overcome political dilemmas, it may also be possible to locate development of political ideas in historical context and avoid the pitfalls of positivistic empiricism of the social science.