Emporium Western Political Thought Subjective Question Bank Book by M Asif Malik

Contents:

Explain the Platonic concept of the "Philosopher-king". ( P.U. 2001)
"The image of his ( Plato) teacher never faded from his mind." Explain.
OR Examine the influence of Socrates on Plato.
OR "Plato represented the greatest legacy bequeathed by Socrates to mankind." Discuss.
Compare Plato's second - best state with Aristoles best. state. ( P.U. 2002)
OR Do you agree or disagree with Sabine when he says that "What Aristotle calls the Ideal state is always Plato's second best state?"
OR Discuss the statement that Aristotle's theory of political ideas stands upon the ground which he had already occupied because of his association with Plato?
OR Examine the main similarities and differences between Plato and Aristotle.
Critically evaluate the Platonic theory of Justice. (PIT. 2007)
What did Aristotle mean by saying that "The State is a Natural Institution"?
OR "The State is a Prior to the Individual" (Politics) Discuss.
OR "Man is Political Animal, destined by nature for political life." (Aristotle). Elucidate.
"No Aristotelian work is quite so common place in handling of a vast subject as the politics." (Taylor) Discuss.
OR Discuss the political philosophy of Aristotle as propounded in the Politics .
OR Critically evaluate Aristotle as a Political Philosopher. (P.U. 2000)
OR Discuss the arrangements of 'Politics' and the underlying political ideas in it. Is 'Politics' an unfinished work?
Discuss reason of Political Revolution according to Aristotle.  (2008)
OR "It is inequality as we have seen, that is everywhere the cause of revolution." Explain this with reference to Aristotle's principle of distributive justice.
OR Explain reasons of political revolution as mentioned by Aristotle. (P.U. 2006)
Critically assess Aristotle's view On Slavery. (P.U. 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007)
"For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient." Comment.
OR "Natural slaves are those who understand reason but possess no reason." Comment.
OR Give a critical account of Aristotle's view on slavery.
What criticism 'would you advance against Aristotle's defence of the Institution of slavery?
What influence has the "Politics" of Aristotle exerted on medieval and modern political thought?
The "Politics" of Aristotle is the greatest contribution to the field of Political Science that we possess? (Zeller)
OR As Plato is the father of the idealists, romanticists, revolutionists and Utopians o political philosophy, Aristotle is father of the realists. scientists and utilitarianists." Comment on this statement.
Critically evaluate Plato as political Philosopher. (P.U. 2001)
OR Discuss the political philosophy of Plato in the light of 'Republic'.
OR "Plato's 'Republic is a mere romance". (Dunning)
Critically discuss Plato's communism of wives and property and give reaction of Aristotle on it. (P.U. 2008)
OR Do you think Plato's theory of communism is satisfactory? Examine the criticism of Aristotle in this context and point out clearly on what grounds Aristotle defends the system of family and private ownership of property. OR Explain platonic concept of guardian class. (P.U. 1999, 2005, 2011)
"Plato's Republic is not:a work on politics but treatise on education that has ever been written" (Rousseau). Discuss. OR Explain and discuss Plato's theory of education.
Explain the Plato's concept of the ideal state.
OR Give the Platonic conception of the ideal state and also its criticism.
"No one of them is State, but many States for any State however small is in fact divided into two one Om State of the poor the other that of the rich—and these are at war with one another.'
Explain the Plato's conception of the Ideal State.
OR Plato's ideal state is impracticable. Critically describe his ideal state.
What difference of approach do you find in 'The Republic' and 'The Laws' of Plate?
OR "The State ruled by law is a concession to the fatality of human nature".
On What grounds does Plato justify the statement?
OR Discuss the Second Best State of Plato. Machiavelli's Prince is an art of government. rather than a book of philosophy.
Describe the main characteristics of the Political Philosophy of Machiavelli.
OR Give a brief introduction to Machiavelli and what are the main features of Machiavelli's. Political Philosophy. "Machiavelli has separated religion Discuss critically.
OR Machiavelli is non-moral and non-religious, in spite of it he has placed morality . Why? Explain.
OR Machiavelli stands for utter indifference to morality in Politics. Comment?
OR Machiavelli is surely "unmoral" if not immoral in his approach towards government and politics: comment?