Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which of these thinkers adopted a historical approach to the theorisation of the political?
- 1. Oakeshott
- 2. Hobbes
- 3. Hegel
- 4. Machiavelli
- 5. Laski
A1, 2 and 4
B1, 3 and 4
C1, 2, 3 and 4
D1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 — All five thinkers used a historical approach, so the answer is 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Explanation
★All five thinkers used a historical approach, so the answer is 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
★Oakeshott stressed tradition and the accumulated experience of history in politics.
★Hobbes drew lessons from the history of civil strife to argue for strong sovereignty.
★Hegel saw the state and freedom unfolding through the dialectical march of history.
★Machiavelli grounded his counsel in the study of Roman and contemporary history.
★Laski analysed the state and rights through their historical development.
★So each of these thinkers, in his own way, theorised politics historically.
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