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M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYLLABUS 3Course I : WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT-IFIRST SEMESTERINSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS AND CANDIDATES :(i)(ii)The theory question paper will be of 80 marks and 20 marks will be for internal assessment.For private candidates, who have not been assessed earlier for internal assessment, the marks securedby them in theory paper will proportionately be increased to maximum marks of the paper in lieu ofinternal assessment.The paper setter must put note (ii) in the question paper.The syllabus has been divided into four units.There shall be 9 questions in all. The first question is compulsory and shall be short answer typecontaining 15 short questions spread over the whole syllabus to be answered in about 25 to 30 words each.The candidates are required to attempt any 10 short answer type questions carrying 20 marks i.e. 2 marksfor each. Rest of the paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions, and the candidatesshall be given internal choice of attempting one question from each Unit – 4 in all. Each question will carry15 marks.Objectives : This paper aims to introduce to the students to the major themes of western political thought.This will be done by undertaking an in-depth study of the key thinkers of this tradition.Unit-I1. Plato.2. Aristotle.Unit- II1. St. Augustine.2. St. Thomas Aquinas.Unit-III1. Machiavelli.2. Hobbes.Unit-IV1. Locke.2. Rousseau.Readings :In addition to some sections from the original texts of the thinkers mentioned in the course (to be specifiedby the course-teacher), the students may refer to the following secondary literature :General Text Books :1. Dunning, W.A., A History of Political Theories, Allahabad (any edition).2. Ebenstein, William, Great Political Thinkers, IBH, Oxford (any edition).3. Sabine, G.H., A History of Political Theory, Oxford and IBH, Bombay (any edition).