JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION ARTS WITH IT
4TH YEAR 1ST SEMESTER 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
MAIN CAMPUS- SCHOOL BASED 
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COURSE CODE: PHI 4101

COURSE TITLE:  PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY

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Instructions
1.	Answer question 1 (COMPULSORY) and any other 2 questions
2.	Candidates are advised not to write on the question paper
3.	Candidates must hand in their answer booklet to the invigilator while  
          the examination Room

1.Highlight five ways in which objectivity can be achieved in a historical inquiry (10 Marks)
a)	Explain the uses of history in society	(20 Marks)
2. Assess the main features of speculative philosophy	(20 Marks)
3. Identify the main differences between the city of God and the city of man in St. Augustine of Hippo	(5 Marks)
(b) Describe St. Augustine's interpretation to soul searching issues raised after the fall of Rome (15 marks)
4. Why is history considered as a science?	(20 Marks)
 5. Discuss the short comings of Marx's philosophy history	(20 Marks)