Political Science · Political Theory
Which is/are correct about the historical approach to political theory?
- 1. It adopts the genealogical method of inquiry
- 2. History is used as a vast repository of test cases for theorising about the present and future
- 3. It adopts an empirical and positivist approach
- 4. It gives more weight to individual human agency than to societal structures and institutions
A1, 2, 3 and 4
B2, 3 and 4
C1, 2 and 3
D1, 2 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 4 — Items 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
★The historical approach uses the genealogical method of inquiry.
★It treats history as a store of test cases for theory.
★It gives more weight to human agency than to structures.
★Item 3 is wrong, because the historical approach is normative rather than positivist.
★It interprets meanings and contexts rather than seeking law-like facts.
★So only the empirical and positivist claim is incorrect.
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