Western-Political-Thought

Western Political Thought - PYQs PSIR Optional

1. Marx's concept of 'alienation' is an essential part of the reality in capitalism. Explain. [200words, 15marks] [2021] 2. Comment on:…

Hannah Arendt

Intro: enjoys a rare designation of being a political philosopher in a male dominated discipline. She is regarded as a heterodox thinker in the sense…

Antonio Gramsci

Gramsi- wrote his thoughts in "prison notebooks" Intro: Antonio Gramsci is widely celebrated as the most original political thinker in West…

Karl Marx

Marx Intro: Karl Marx is best known not as a philosopher but as a revolutionary, whose works inspired the foundation of many communist regimes in the…

John Stuart Mill

J S Mill Intro: it is said that if anybody is liberal, it is Mill. Context: during 18th century industrial revo thinkers like Locke and Adam smith ga…

John Locke

John Locke Intro: known as the “father of liberalism.” He has given theory of natural rights, government by consent and toleration. context: had witn…

Thomas Hobbes

Hobbes Intro: Thomas Hobbes is known as the first modern thinker in the history of western philosophy. He is the first one to give the complete theor…