Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Which of the following statements are true regarding Political Theory?
- I. It accepts scientism and repudiates normativism.
- II. It synthesises political philosophy and the scientific inquiry of political phenomenon.
- III. It is structural and institutional and examines the logic and basis of political institutions and organisations.
- IV. Political theory is philosophical as well as scientific, normative as well as empirical, evaluative as well as explanatory, historical as well as analytical.
AI & IV
BII & III
COnly IV ✓ Correct
DIII & IV
Correct answer: (C) Only IV — Political theory is many sided: philosophical and scientific, normative and empirical, evaluative and explanatory, historical and analytical, which is exactly what statement IV says.
Explanation
★Political theory is many sided: philosophical and scientific, normative and empirical, evaluative and explanatory, historical and analytical, which is exactly what statement IV says.
★Statement I is wrong because political theory does not simply discard normativism in favour of scientism.
★Statements II and III each capture only one face of the subject, so they are incomplete on their own.
★Only IV gives the full picture, so it alone is correct.
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