Political theory
Political philosophy
Classical political theories are influenced
by political philosophy .more emphasis
on value judgements .they seek
justification for every action
More focus on concept building and
attaching true meaning to-various
Concepts like equality justice state
society power , freedom etc to achieve
ultimate truth by distinguishing between
right and wrong , good and bad
Originated in Europe
Father of political philosophy : Plato
Nature of political pl
It plays critical function. it Seeks
justification,
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Political science
Rely on erppiticaf‘and logical statements
because those can be verified and will
produce same results ever
More focus on testing political
phenomena
They focus on behaviour of individuals
and groups for explaining any situation
and predicting that what will happen in
future if one cause is present.
Originated in Ame:
Father of palitical science(/ Ari
Nature of political science :
by sense experience
2) Géneralisation : proceeding from particular
te genesatafid from general to particular
3) explanation: giving reasons
4) Prediction : predicting future trends
Descriptive in nature