Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Quentin Skinner
- II. Michael Sandel
- III. Giovanni Sartori
- IV. Charles Taylor
List II
- a. Philosophy and Human Sciences
- b. The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
- c. Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
- d. Democratic Theory
AI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a ✓ Correct
BI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
CI-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
DI-d, II-a, III-c, IV-b
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a — The correct authorship is Skinner-Foundations of Modern Political Thought, Sandel-Liberalism and the Limits of Justice, Sartori-Democratic Theory, Taylor-Philosophy and Human Sciences, which is option 1.
Explanation
★The correct authorship is Skinner-Foundations of Modern Political Thought, Sandel-Liberalism and the Limits of Justice, Sartori-Democratic Theory, Taylor-Philosophy and Human Sciences, which is option 1.
★Quentin Skinner wrote The Foundations of Modern Political Thought (1978), a two-volume history central to the Cambridge School of contextual political theory.
★Michael Sandel wrote Liberalism and the Limits of Justice (1982), the book that opened the communitarian critique of Rawls.
★Giovanni Sartori wrote Democratic Theory (1962) and is also known for Parties and Party Systems (1976).
★Charles Taylor wrote Philosophy and the Human Sciences (1985) and the major work Sources of the Self (1989).
★Further facts NET tests: Sandel, Taylor and Walzer are the standard communitarian trio set against Rawls, the liberal they criticise.
★Spotting cue: Liberalism and the Limits of Justice is always Sandel and The Foundations of Modern Political Thought is always Skinner.
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