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St. Augustine & St. Thomas Aquinas WPT
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Unit-1.pdf
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What is Political Theory and why study it?
Unit 1 IGNOU MAPS
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Unit 1 IGNOU MAPS
https://youtu.be/VZtsibGE2fw?si=pfuE64OtR_vQAPw4
Whose philosophy did Aquinas synthesize with Christian theology?
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14%
Plato
21%
Socrates
22%
Aristotle
44%
Cicero
Augustine's "Two Cities" refers to:
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15%
Rome & Athens
60%
City of God & City of Man
10%
Heaven & Hell
14%
Church & State
The concept of "Just War Theory" is most associated with:
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Aquinas
26%
Augustine
38%
Both A & B
17%
Neither
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St. Augustine vs St. Thomas Aquinas | Faith & Reason | UPSC/NET
Can faith and reason coexist, or are they destined to be at odds? In this episode of our 'Western Political Thought' series, we dive deep into the intellectual battle between two of the most influential thinkers in history: St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas.…
According to David Held, which of these is NOT one of the three functions of political theory as a science?
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15%
Identifying significant political variables
24%
Building a consensus-based theoretical framework
44%
Predicting election results with certainty
17%
Ensuring reliability through consistent concepts
Who argued that political theory is essentially a branch of moral philosophy, tasked with designing appropriate institutions, procedures, and policies?
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37%
George Sabine
26%
John Rawls
26%
Michael Walzer
12%
Richard Rorty
John Plamenatz compared political theorists to which of the following (NOT "honest shopkeepers")?
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21%
Scientists
55%
Preachers and propagandists
8%
Historians
16%
Judges
According to C. Wright Mills, political theory functions as all of the following EXCEPT:
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33%
A social reality that justifies or attacks institutions
33%
An ethic used to judge people, events, and movements
21%
A value-free, purely descriptive science
13%
A theory of man, society, and history
The phrase "political theory... explains, illuminates, understands, evaluates, enlightens and alters" best captures which core argument for studying it?
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0%
It is useful only for winning debates
33%
It builds a purely technical, apolitical skillset
67%
It shapes both our understanding of politics and our capacity to act on it
0%
It replaces the need for empirical political science
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Political Theory Unit 1: Full Chapter | Meaning, Nature & Debates
What is Political Theory? In this video, we break down the Meaning, Nature & Major Debates of Political Theory — a foundational topic for MA Political Science students, UGC NET, CUET PG, and university entrance exam aspirants.
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✔ Meaning…
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Democracy: 5 Thinkers, 5 Definitions
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From Aristotle to Schumpeter, 5 ways democracy has been defined throughout history 🗳️⚖️
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