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Mps 500: Theory Of Political Inquiry Question Paper

Mps 500: Theory Of Political Inquiry

Course:Bachelor Of Arts And Social Sciences

Institution: Catholic University Of Eastern Africa question papers

Exam Year:2015

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA
A. M. E. C. E. A
MAIN EXAMINATION
MAY-JULY 2015 TRIMESTER
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
REGULAR PROGRAMME
MPS 500: THEORY OF POLITICAL INQUIRY
Duration 3 hrs
Instructions: Answer any FOUR questions in full essay format.
Q1. Critically examine the relationship between political science and the philosophy of science (25 marks)
Q2. Using the Lakatosian criteria, make distinction between progressive and degenerate research programs. (25 marks)
Q3.With the aid of examples discuss in detail core tenets in the logic of scientific explanation. (25 marks)
Q4. ‘To prove a theory is to falsify it, but not to affirm it’. What would Kohn say to its contention? (25 marks)
Q5. Critically asses the utility of the ‘fact-value dichotomy’ debate to the understanding of modern political inquiry. (25 marks)
Q6. ‘Clouds and clocks are mutually enforcing’. Discuss. (25 marks)
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