Political Science · Political Theory
Which is Not an example of normative political theory?
- 1. Aristotle's theory of causation
- 2. Rawls' theory of Justice as fairness
- 3. Maurice Duverger's theory of party systems
- 4. Nozick's Entitlement Theory of Justice
AOnly 3 ✓ Correct
BOnly 4
C3 and 4
DNone
Correct answer: (A) Only 3 — Maurice Duverger's theory of party systems alone is empirical, so the answer is only 3.
Explanation
★Maurice Duverger's theory of party systems alone is empirical, so the answer is only 3.
★Duverger's law links electoral systems to the number of parties through observed regularities.
★It describes and predicts political facts, which is the hallmark of empirical theory.
★Aristotle's theory of causation is part of his normative and philosophical enquiry into ends and the good.
★Rawls' justice as fairness is a leading normative theory about how society ought to be ordered.
★Nozick's entitlement theory is also normative, defending a just procedure of acquisition and transfer.
★The test is whether the theory describes what is or prescribes what ought to be.
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