Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET August 2024 Political Science
Chronologically arrange the following classical works of western political philosophers.
- 1. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman with Strictures on Moral and Political Subjects
- 2. The Social Contract
- 3. Elements of the Philosophy of Right
- 4. On Liberty
- 5. The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts
A1, 3, 2, 5, 4
B1, 2, 4, 3, 5
C2, 1, 3, 5, 4 ✓ Correct
D5, 3, 1, 4, 2
Correct answer: (C) 2, 1, 3, 5, 4 — In order of publication the works run The Social Contract, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Elements of the Philosophy of Right, The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts, and On…
Explanation
★In order of publication the works run The Social Contract, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Elements of the Philosophy of Right, The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts, and On Liberty, so the answer is 2, 1, 3, 5, 4.
★Rousseau's The Social Contract appeared in 1762.
★Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman followed in 1792.
★Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right was published in 1820.
★Marx's Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts were written in 1844.
★John Stuart Mill's On Liberty came last in 1859.
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