BA-PART-3 Political Science - Representative Western Political Thinkers (Q&A) One Week Series- MDS University

BA-PART-3 Political Science - Representative Western Political Thinkers (Q&A) One Week Series- MDS University

 Representative Western Political Thinkers

This One Week Series is Written in English Language in Question Answer Series According to syllabus of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University. 

 PAPER-I: REPRESENTATIVE WESTERN POLITICAL THINKERS

3 hrs. Duration                                                                                           Max. Marks 100

Note: Each theory paper is divided into three independent units. The question paper will be divided into three parts Part-A. Part-B and Part-C. Part A (20 marks) is compulsory and contains 10 questions at least three questions from each unit. Each question is of two marks (20 words). Part-B (20 marks) is compulsory and will contain five questions at least one from each unit. Candidate is required to attempt all five questions. Each question is of four marks (50 words). Part-C (60 marks) contains six questions two from each unit. Candidate is required to attempt three questions, one from each Unit. Each question is of twenty marks (400 words)

Unit I

Greek, Medieval and Early Modern Political Thinkers-

Plato: Ideal State, Justice, Philosopher King, Education, Communism

Aristotle: State, Citizenship, Property, Slavery, Revolution.

St Augustine : Theory of Two cities.

St Thomas Aquinas: State, Law. Christianization of Aristotle.

Nicolo Machiavelli: Nation State, State Craft. Religion and Morality.

Unit II

Contractual and Utilitarian Political Thinkers:

Thomas Hobbes: Contractual Theory. Sovereignty. John Locke : Contractual Theory & Private Property.

J.J. Rousseau: Contractual Theory & General Will. Jeremy Bentham: Theory of Utility, Law & reforms. John Stuart Mill: Revision of Bethamite theory of Utility; Liberty and Representative Government.

Unit II

Idealist and Scientific Socialist Political Thinkers:

Georg Wilhelm Hegel: Dialectical Idealism. Theory of State

TH Green: Functions of State and liberty.

Karl Marx: Dialectical & Historical Materialism, Surplus Value, Class Struggle, Revolution.