Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET January 2025 Political Science
Ram Manohar Lohia advanced his theory of history through his famous work:
AWheel of History ✓ Correct
BAn Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
CLiberalism and the Limits of Justice
DEros and Civilization
Correct answer: (A) Wheel of History — Lohia advanced his theory of history in his work 'Wheel of History', published in 1955.
Explanation
★Lohia advanced his theory of history in his work 'Wheel of History', published in 1955.
★In it he criticised Western capitalism and imperialism and offered a socialistic vision of Indian society.
★He argued that history moves through cycles, with concentration and dispersal of power alternating over time.
★He stressed social justice and the rights of marginalised groups as the measure of historical progress.
★The other titles are works by entirely different thinkers, which makes them distractors.
★'An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)' is Jeremy Bentham's foundational utilitarian text.
★'Liberalism and the Limits of Justice (1982)' is by Michael Sandel and 'Eros and Civilization (1955)' is by Herbert Marcuse.
★In Wheel of History (1955) Lohia argued that every society oscillates between class, which permits mobility, and caste, which freezes it.
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