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WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT (FROM PLATO TO MARX)
(MPSE-003)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPSE-003
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/2026-27
Marks: 100
Note: Answer five questions, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each
question must be answered in about 500 words. Each carries 20 marks.
SECTION – I
1. Evaluate Plato’s political philosophy. What is Plato’s contribution to western
political thought?
2. “Aristotle is ‘a status-quoist”. In the light of this statement, examine Aristotle’s
views on revolution.
3. What were St. Thomas Aquinas’ views on the relations between faith and reason?
4. Explain Machiavelli’s classification of forms of Governments.
5. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each:
(a) Thomas Hobbes’ Social contract
(b) John Locke’s state of nature and natural rights
SECTION – II
6. Examine the nature and characteristic of Rousseau’s General Will.
7. Write a short note on Burke’s views on citizenship and democracy.
8. Explain Kant’s idea of ‘Categorical Imperative’ with suitable examples.
9. “The history of the hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle”. Explain
and discuss.
10. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each:
(a) Bentham’s views on Democratic government and welfare state.
(b) The State is the March of God on Earth.
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