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OUS)

POLI
TICALPHI
LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
August
,2019)

1.Wr
it
eananal
ysi
sofPl
ato’
sofJust
ice.

2.Cr
it
ical
l
yev
aluat
eAr
ist
otl
e’
sTheor
yofRev
olut
ion.

3.Machi
avel
l
i’
sthePr
incei
saboutAr
tofGov
ernment
.Expl
ain.

4.MakeaCompar at
iveAnal
ysi
soft
heSoci
alCont
ract
sofThomasHobbes
andJohnLocke.

5.Wr
it
eadet
ail
ednot
eonJ.
S.Mi
l
l’
sRepr
esent
ati
veGov
ernment
.

6.Expl
ainKar
lMar
xTheor
yofEconomi
cDet
ermi
nism.

7.Di
scusstheI
mpor t
antFeat
uresofAl
-Far
abi
’
sideal
Stat
e.Howi
tis
di
ff
erentf
rom Pl
ato’
sIdeal
State?

8.El
abor
ateI
bnKhal
dun’
sTheor
yofRi
seandf
all
oft
heSt
ates.

9.El
abor
ateAl
Mawer
di’
sTheor
yofKhi
l
afat
.

10. Gi
veadet
ail
edaccountofPanI
slami
sm ofJamal
udDi
nAf
ghani
.
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POLI
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LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
August
,2018)

1.El
abor
atePlat
o’sSchemeofEducat
ion.Whati
mpor
tancedoesheat
tach
wi
theducat
ion?

2.Cr
it
ical
l
yev
aluat
eAr
ist
otl
e’
svi
ewsonSl
aver
y.

3.El
uci
dat
eMachi
avel
l
i’
sinf
luenceov
ert
hel
aterpol
i
tical
thought
.

4.Def
ineanddi
scussRousseau’
stheor
yofGener
alWi
l
l.

5.Cr
it
ical
l
ydi
scussGeor
geHegel
’
svi
ewsonDi
alect
icI
deal
i
sm.

6.Whatdoy
ouknowaboutKar
lMar
x’sPr
olet
ari
anRev
olut
ion?

7.Di
scussi
ndet
ail
sGhazal
i
’st
heor
yofKhi
l
afat
.

8.Hi
ghli
ghti
mpor
tantf
eat
uresofI
bnKhal
dun’
stheor
yofRi
seandf
all
oft
he
St
ate.
9.Di
scussPol
i
tical
,Economi
c,Soci
alandRel
i
giousaspectofAf
ghani
’
sPan-
I
slami
cMovement .

10. Whatar
ethemai
nchar
act
eri
sti
csofI
qbal
’
stheor
yof“
Khudi
”(Ego)
.

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OUS)

POLI
TICALPHI
LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
August
,2017)

1.Di
scussPl
ato’
sEducat
ionSy
stem.

2.Expl
ainAr
ist
otl
eCl
assi
fi
cat
ionofGov
ernment
s.

3.El
aborat
eHobbes’
Stat
eofNat
urei
ntheCont
extofhi
sSoci
alCont
ract
Theor
y.

4.Wr
it
enot
eont
heBasi
csofMar
xism.

5.Di
scussMi
l
l’
sconceptofLi
brar
y.
6.Di
scusschar
act
eri
sti
csofI
slami
cSt
ate.

7.Expl
ainI
slami
cconceptofSov
erei
gnt
y.

8.Wr
it
enot
einI
qbal
’
sIdeal
Man.

9.Expl
ainAl
-Ghazal
i
’s“
Dut
iesofRul
er”
.

10. Whatmeasur esAf

ghani
Suggest
edf
orMusl
i
m uni
tyunderhi
s
ConceptofPan-
Isl
amism?

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OUS)

POLI
TICALPHI
LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
August
,2016)

1.Wr
it
eacr
it
ical
not
eonPl
ato’
sconceptofJust
ice.

2.Di
scussi
ndet
ail
Plat
o’sI
deal
Stat
e.
3.Cr
it
ical
l
ydi
scussAr
ist
otl
e’
svi
ewsonSl
aver
y.

4.DiscussAr
istot
le’
sClassi
fi
cati
onofSt
ates.Al
soaddanot
eonhi
scy
cle
ofChangefrom oneFormt oanot
her
.

5.Machi
avel
l
iai
medtoseparaterel
i
gionfr
om pol
i
ticsandi
ntr
oducedt
he
i
deaofmoder
nsecul
arstate.Doyouagree?

6.Cri
ti
cal
lyexami
neJohnLocke’
sviewsonHumanNat ur
eandSt
ateof
Natur
e.Alsodi
scusi
mpli
cati
onsofhi
ssoci
alcont
ract.

7.Cr
iti
call
yexamineBent
ham’sv i
ewof“t
hegreat
esthappi
nessoft
he
gr
eatestnumber”wi
thref
erencetohi
stheor
yofUti
li
tari
ani
sm.

8.Di
scussKarlMarx’
svi
ewsonClassStr
uggl
eandProl
etar
ianRev
olut
ion.
Al
sodiscusswhathemeantbysur
plusval
ueofl
abor
?

9.Di
scussi
ndet
ail
sAl
-Mawar
di’
stheor
yofI
mamat
e(Khi
l
afat
).

10. Wr
it
eshor
tnot
esonanyTWOoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:

a.Mi
l
l’
sVi
ewsonDemocr
acy
.
b.HobbesSoci
alCont
ract
.
c.Char
act
eri
sti
csofAl
-Far
abi
’
sIdeal
Rul
er.
d.I
bnKhal
dun’
sTheor
yofAsabi
yah.

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OUS)

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 PastPaper(
2015)

1.Whataret
heai
msandobject
ivesofeducat
ionaccor
dingt
oPl
ato?
Cr
it
ical
l
yexami
nePl
ato’
sschemeofeducation.

2.“
Machiavel
liwasamoralrathert
hani
mmor al
inhi
spol
it
ics”
.Elaborat
e
t
hisst
atementofG. HSabinawit
href
erencet
oMachi
avell
i’
stheoryof
moral
indif
ference.

3.“
Mani sbornf
reebuteverywher
eheisi
nchains”
.Discusst
hisstat
ement
wit
hrefer
encetoRousseau’st
heor
yofsoci
alcontr
actandparadoxof
f
reedom.

4.Di
scussandcr
it
ical
l
yev
aluat
eHar
oldJ.Laski
’
stheor
yofSov
erei
gnt
y.

5.Expl
ainMar
x’sDi
alect
ical
Mat
eri
ali
sm.

6.Di
scussMi
l
l’
svi
ewsonDemocr
acyandLi
ber
ty.

7.Exami
neAl
-Ghazal
i
’sv
iewsont
heI
nst
it
uti
onofI
mamat
e.

8.Whatrol
eAsabi
yahcanplayi
ntheri
seandfal
lofst
ates?El
abor
atewi
th
r
efer
encetoI
bnKhaldun’
spol
iti
cal
thought
.

9.Di
scussIqbal
’
sconceptofDemocr
acy
.Howi
sitdi
ff
erentf
rom t
he
Wester
nDemocracy?

10. Wr
it
eshor
tnot
esonanyTWOoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:

a.Char
act
eri
sti
csofAl
-Far
abi
’
sIdeal
Rul
er.
 b.Ar
isot
otl
e’
sCl
assi
fi
cat
ionofGov
ernment
s.
c.Bent
ham’
stheor
yofUt
il
it
y.
d.HobbesSoci
alCont
ract
.

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LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
August
,2014)

1.Whatar
etheCausesofRevol
uti
onaccor
dingtoArist
otl
e?What
Remedi
eshavebeensuggest
edbyhimforavert
ingRevol
uti
on?

2.WhatAdvi
ceshavebeengi
venbyMachiavel
l
itor
uler
sfort
heSt
abi
l
ityand
Sol
i
dari
tyoft
heirGover
nment
?Discuss.

3.Di
scussThomasHobbes’v
iewsonSoci
alCont
ract
.Whatar
ethe
I
mpli
cati
onsofhi
sContr
act?

4.Cr
it
ical
l
yexami
neBent
ham’
sTheor
yofUt
il
it
y.

5.Whatar
gument sareputf
orwar
dbyJohnSt
uar
tMi
l
linf
avouroft
he
Fr
eedom ofThoughtandExpr
essi
on?

6.Cr
it
ical
lyexami
neKar
lMar
x’st
heor
yofMat
eri
ali
sti
cInt
erpr
etat
ionof
Hi
story
.

7.Compar
ePl
ato’
s“I
dealSt
ate”wit
hAl-
Far
abi’
s“Madi
naAl
-Fazi
l
a”.Who
seemst
obemorereal
i
sti
cinhisappr
oach?
8.Di
scussi
ndet
ail
Al-
Mawar
di’
stheor
yofi
mamat
e(Khi
l
afat
).

9.Di
scussIbnKhal
dun;sv
iewsondi
ff
erentst
agesoft
heDev
elopmentof
St
ateAsabiy
ahinthem.

10. Whatwer
ethedi
ff
erentDi
mensi
onsoft
hePan-
Isl
amicMovement
ofSy
edJamal-
ud-
DinAf
ghani?Whydi
dthi
sMovementf
ail
?El
aborat
e.

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OUS)

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PastPaper(
2013)

1.Whataret
heai
msandobject
ivesofEducat
ionaccor
dingt
oPl
ato?Al
so
cr
it
ical
l
yexami
nehi
seducati
onscheme.

2.Cr
it
ical
lyeval
uateHegel
’sdi
alect
icPatt
erni
nHi
stor
y.Al
soexami
ne
St
ate’
sroleint
heProgressofHist
ory.

3.Machi
avel
l
icompletelyseparat
ereli
gionfr
om pol
i
ticsandi
ntr
oducedt
he
i
deaofmodernsecularstat
e.Doy ouagree?

4.Cri
ti
cal
lyexami
neJohnLocketheori
esonHumanNatur
eandtheSt
ateof
Natur
e.Alsodi
scusst
heI
mplicati
onsofhi
sSoci
alCont
ract
.

5.Di
scusst
heHar
old’
sJ.Laski
’
stheor
yofSov
erei
gnt
y.
6.Di
scussKarl
Marx’
stheor
yofDi
alect
icMat
eri
ali
sm.Howf
arwast
he
i
nfl
uencedbyGeor
geHegel?

7.Exami
neAl
-Ghazal
i
’sv
iewsont
heI
nst
it
uti
onofI
mamat
e.

8.Exami
neSy
edJamal
-ud-
DinAf
ghani
’
svi
ewsonPan-
Isl
ami
sm.

9.Accor
dingtoAl
lamaIqbal
,I
slami
cconceptofDemocr
acyi
sdi
ff
erent
fr
om Westernt
ypeofDemocracy
.How?

10. Wr
it
eshor
tnot
esonanyTWOoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:

a.Mi
l
l’
sVi
ewsonDemocr
acy
.
b.Rousseau’
sVi
ewsonSoci
alCont
ract
.
c.Char
act
eri
sti
csofAl
-Far
abi
’
sIdeal
Rul
er.
d.I
bnKhal
dun’
sVi
ewsonEconomi
cs.

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OUS)

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TICALPHI
LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
Sept
ember
,2012)

1.Elabor
atePlat
oni
ctheor
yofcommuni
sm.Howi
sitdi
ff
erentf
rom moder
n
communi sm?

2.“Machiavel
li
wasamor alr
athert
hani
mmoralinhispol
i
tics”
.Elabor
ate
thi
sstatementofGeorgeII
.Sabi
nawit
href
erencetoMachiavell
i
’st
heory
ofmoral i
ndi
ffer
ence.
3.“Mani sbornf
reebuteverywher
eheisinchai
ns”.Di
scussthi
sst
atement
withrefer
encetoRousseau’st
heor
iesofSoci
alContr
actandPar
adoxof
Freedom.

4.Cr
iti
call
yexamineBent
ham’sv i
ewof“t
hegreat
esthappi
nessoft
he
gr
eatestnumber”wi
thref
erencetohi
stheor
yofUti
li
tari
ani
sm.

5.Writ
eadet ai
l
ednot
eon“ Mat
eri
ali
sti
cInt
erpr
etat
ionofHi
stor
y”as
expl
ainedbyKar
lMarx.

6.Di
scussMi
l
l’
svi
ewsonDemocr
acyandLi
ber
ty.

7.Di
scussAl
-Mawar
di’
sconceptofi
mamat
.

8.Di
scussther
oleAsabi
yahi
nIbn-
e-Khal
dun’
stheor
yoft
heRi
seandFal
lof
St
ates.

9.Discussthechar
act
eri
sti
csofI
qbal
’
sMar
d-e-
Momi
nandMi
l
latandt
hei
r
rel
ationshi
p.

10. Wr
it
eshor
tnot
esonanyTWOoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:

a.CausesofRev
olut
ionsgi
venbyAr
ist
otl
e.
b.Char
act
eri
sti
csofAl
-Far
abi
’
sIdeal
Rul
er.
c.HobbesSoci
alCont
ract
.
d.I
mam Ghazal
i
’sConceptofJust
ice.

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 PastPaper(
Jul
y,2011)

1.WhatistheAim andObj
ecti
veofEducat
ionaccor
dingt
oPl
ato?Al
so
descr
ibehisschemeofeducat
ion.

2.Discussi
ndet
ail
Ari
stot
le’
sschemeofCl
assi
fi
cat
ionofSt
atesandCy
cles
ofChange.

3.Di
scussMachi
avel
l
i’
svi
ewi
nDi
plomacyandPowerPol
i
tics.

4.Cr
it
ical
l
yexamineThomasHobbes’svi
ewsonHumanNat ur
eandthe
St
ateofNat
ure.Whatar
etheI
mplicat
ionsofhi
sSoci
alCont
actTheor
y?

5.Di
scussHar
oldJ.Laski
’
stheor
yofSov
erei
gnt
y.

6.Di
scusst
hechar
act
eri
sti
csoft
heI
slami
cSt
ate.

7.Ev
aluat
eAl
-Mawar
di’
svi
ewsonI
mamat
e(Khi
l
afat
).

8.Compar
ePl
ato’
sIdeal
Stat
ewi
thAl
-Far
abi
’
sMadi
naAl
-Fazi
l
a.

9.Ev
aluat
eSy
edJamal
-ud-
DinAf
ghani
’
svi
ewsonPan-
Isl
ami
sm.

10. Wr
it
eshor
tnot
esonanyTWOoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:

a.Mi
l
l’
sVi
ewsonRepr
esent
ati
veGov
ernment
.
b.Bent
ham’
stheor
yofUt
il
it
y.
c.I
bnKhal
dun’
sTheor
yofAsabi
yah.
d.I
mam Ghazal
i
’sont
heDut
iesandFunct
ionsofI
mam.
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TICALPHI
LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
Jul
y,2010)

1.DiscussPl
atoni
cConcept
ionofJust
ice.Howi
sitdi
ff
erentf
rom Legal
Justi
ce?

2.Whatar
etheCausesofRev
olut
ionsi
nthest
atesaccordi
ngtoAri
stot
le?
WhatRemedi
alMeasur
esdoeshesuggestf
orAvert
ingRevol
uti
ons?

3.Whyi
sNi
ccol
oMachi
avel
l
iregar
dedast
heFi
rstModer
nPol
i
tical
Thi
nker
?

4.Cr
it
ical
lyexamineJohn’svi
ewsonHumanNat ur
eandt
heSt
ateofNat
ure.
Al
sodiscusstheimpli
cati
onsofhi
sSoci
alContr
act
.

5.Di
scussJ.
S.Mi
l
l’
sPhi
l
osophyofLi
ber
ty.

6.Di
scussKar l
Marx’
sviewsonClassStr
uggl
eandProl
etari
anRevol
uti
on.
Whatstepsshal
lbetakeni
ntheTransi
ti
onfr
om Soci
ali
sm towar
ds
Communi sm?

7.Cr
it
ical
l
yev
aluat
eRousseau’
sconceptofGener
alWi
l
l.

8.Di
scussindetai
lIbnKhal
dun’
stheor
yofAsabi
yah.Howdoesi
tpl
ayan
i
mportantr
oleintheri
seandfal
loft
heStat
e.
9.Exami
neAl
-Ghazal
i
’sv
iewsont
heI
nst
it
uti
onofI
mamat
.

10. Di
scusstheChar
act
eri
sti
csofI
qbal
’
sMar
d-e-
Momi
nandMi
l
latand
t
hei
rRel
ati
onship.

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OUS)

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LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
2009)

1.El
abor
atePlatonicTheor
yofCommuni
sm andpi
n-Poi
ntt
hedi
ff
erences
bet
weenPlatonicandModernCommuni
sm.

2.“Machiavel
li
wasamor alr
athert
hanimmoral
inhi
spoli
ti
cs”
.Elaborate
thi
sstatementofGeorgeH.Sabinawi
thr
efer
encetoMachi
avell
i’
st heor
y
ofmoral i
ndi
ffer
ence.

3.Di
scusst
hei
mpl
i
cat
ionsofThomasHobbest
heor
yofSoci
alCont
ract
.

4.Thet heoryofGener
alWil
li
sRousseau’sgreatestcont
ri
but
iont
o
contempor ar
ypoli
ti
cal
thought
.Expl
ainhistheoryofGener
alWil
lwi
tha
Bri
efcr i
ti
que.

5.Di
scussMi
l
l’
svi
ewsonDemocr
acyandRepr
esent
ati
veGov
ernment
.
6.“I
twouldbeoflast
ingbenefi
ttoPoli
ti
calScienceifthewholeconceptof
sover
eignt
ywereexpungedfrom i
t”
.Elaboratethi
sst at
ementofH.J.
Laski
thoughtaful
laccountofhi
stheoryofPl ur
ali
sm.

7.Di
scussKarl
Marx’
stheor
yofDi
alect
icMat
eri
ali
sm.Howf
arwashe
i
nfl
uencedbyGeor
geHegel?

8.DiscussAbuAl-HassanAl
-Mawardi
’sv
iewsonWazaratkeepi
ngi
nvi
ew
thediff
erentki
ndsofwazar
atandthei
rFunct
ions.

9.Discusstherol
eofAsabi
yahi
nIbnKhal
dun’
stheor
yoft
heRi
seandFal
l
oftheState.

10. Wr
it
eshor
tnot
esonanyTWOoft
hef
oll
owi
ng:
a.CausesofRev
olut
ionsgi
venbyAr
ist
otl
e.
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olut
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UNI TYOFPESHAWAR
VERSI
M.
A.POLI
TICALSCI
ENCE(
PREVI
OUS)

POLI
TICALPHI
LOSOPHY
PastPaper(
August
,2008)

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fr
om West
ernconceptofSov
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gnty?