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Hist 405:History Of Political Thought Question Paper

Hist 405:History Of Political Thought

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : HIST 405
UNIT TITLE : HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer any THREE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

Question One

Analyze the political views of any ONE of the following Ancient Greek philosophers and thereby justifying their impact on modern civilization:

Plato.

(20 Marks)

Socrates.

(20 Marks)

Aristotle.

(20 Marks)

Question Two
"If Plato portrayed an ideal state in his Republic which could be built in heaven only, Aristotle came down to earth while drawing the outlines of his ideal on the best state." Discuss. (20 Marks)

Question Three
Examine the contribution of Niccolo Machiavelli to the political thought and practice of Medieval Europe. (20 Marks)

Question Four

State and explain five essential characteristics of the political thought of any ONE of following thinkers of the enlightment age in Europe and ultimately assess the relevance of their ideas to the modern society’s thought and practice:

Karl Marx.

(20 Marks)

Thomas Hobbes.

(20 Marks)

John Locke.

(20 Marks)

Jean Jacques Rousseau.

(20 Marks)

Thomas Aquinas.

(20 Marks)

Question Five

Critically discuss FIVE fundamental features of the political economy as articulated by Adam Smith in his book, "Wealth of Nations in 1776."

(10 Marks)

Assess the usefulness of his political philosophy as outlined in 5 (a) to the modern society in the 21st century.

(10 Marks)

Question Six

Examine critically the political views of any ONE of the following African thinkers of the 20th centuries and thereby justifying, with the use of specific examples the relevance of the their ideas to the contemporary society you are familiar with:-

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.

(20 Marks)

Jomo Kenyatta.

(20 Marks)

Tom Joseph Mboya.

(20 Marks)

Milton Obote.

(20 Marks)

Hist 405:History Of Political Thought Question Paper

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