Kerala University 2005 B.A Philosophy IV-POLITICAL - Question Paper

FINAL YEAR B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH/APRIL 2005
Part IlI Group IV Philosophy
Paper IV-POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum : 100 Marks
Answers may be written either in Engilish or in Malayalam.
Part A
ans any 2 ques..
every ques. carries 20 marks.
1. Explain the Greek City State. elaborate the characteristics of the City State.
2. Give an account of Plato's political philosophy and the Ideal state.
I. Describe Gandhian method of Satyagraha.
4. What are the characteristics of Medieval Political' Philosophy ?

Part B
ans any ten ques..
every ques. carries six marks.
5. Describe Economic determinism of Marx.
6. Explain the significance of Satya and Ahimsa in Gandhian Thought.,
7. State T.H. Green's view on Positive freedom.
8. What is Locke's Conception of Natural Rights ?
9. Explain the social contract theory in Hobbes.
10. State Rousseau's view on Sovereignty.
11. Elaborate Hegelian Dialectics.
12. Explain Class Struggle.
13. Give an account of Dante's Universal Monarchy.
14. Explain the features of the best Practical state according to Aristotle.
15. Give an account of Socratic Conception of-knowledge.
16. Explain Surplus value
17. Describe Machiavelli's classification of Government.
18. What is Trusteeship ?
19. Explain the Scientific materialism of Hobbes.
20. Elaborate Gandhian concept of Swaraj.
(10 x 6 = 60 marks)

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