Political Science · Political Theory
Match List I (Theory) with List II (Thinker) and choose the correct option.
List I
- Logical Positivism
- Logical Atomism
- Possessive Individualism
- Social Darwinism
List II
- Richard von Mises
- Bertrand Russell
- C.B. Macpherson
- Herbert Spencer
AI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
BI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
CI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d ✓ Correct
DI-c, II-a, III-b, IV-d
Correct answer: (C) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d — The correct pairing is I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d.
Explanation
★The correct pairing is I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d.
★Logical positivism is linked with Richard von Mises and the Vienna Circle of the 1920s.
★It held that only knowledge from sense experience and scientific method counts as factual.
★Logical atomism was developed by Bertrand Russell, who broke complex facts into simple ones.
★C.B. Macpherson coined possessive individualism, the view of the self as owner of its capacities.
★Herbert Spencer is the father of social Darwinism, applying survival of the fittest to society.
★Each theory pairs cleanly with its principal author here.
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