Wordlist
Antecedent – прошлое
in terms of – в смысле
historical empirical evidence – историческое эмпирическое свидетельство
statesman – государственный деятель
to elapse – проходить, протекать
Hellenic culture – Эллинская культура
Roman patrician – Римский патриций, аристократ
Precepts – наставления
the backbone – суть, основа
to bring to light – выявлять
widespread – широко распространенный
treatise – трактат, научный труд
precursor – предшественник, предвестник
to attain political power – добиваться политической власти
to preserve political power- сохранять политическую власть
to shatter political illusions – рассеивать политические иллюзии
harsh reality of politics – суровая реальность политики
the innate selfishness – природная эгоистичность
preponderant view – преобладающая точка зрения
salvation of the soul – спасение души
original sin – первородный грех
The Enlightenment – эпоха Просвещения
social milieu – социальная среда
to make conscious choice – делать сознательный выбор
designation "political scientist" – звание «политолога»
Are the following statements True or False?
1. Political science is a late arrival in terms of social sciences.
2. We cannot find anyone studying politics and increasing political understanding in each historic period and geographic area.
3. Plato wrote the Politics and Aristotle wrote The Republic.
4. Most of the political questions surrounding the relationship between church and state were clarified and contested in the period of The
Enlightenment.
5. A modified form of Confucianism became the dominant political philosophy in China during the Imperial Period.
6. Omar Khayyam and Ferdowsi continued Aristotle's tradition of analysis and empiricism, writing commentaries on Aristotle's works.
7. For Machiavelli, nothing seems to be too good or too evil if it helps to attain and preserve political power.
8. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson didn’t participate in the Enlightenment.
9. Despite the complexities, consensus has been reached on various political topics with the help of proper study.
10. The American Political Science Association was founded in 1906.
Answer the following questions
Who were the antecedents of Western politics?
What did Plato analyze?
Which famous historians documented the rise of the Roman Republic during the height of the Roman Empire?
Did religion play a dominant role in politics during the period of The Enlightenment?
Who wrote: "...The science of politics like most other sciences has received great improvement."?
Why is the study of political science still difficult?
Are political scientists politicians?
Who established the emphasis of modern political science on direct empirical observation of political institutions and actors?
What became the basic text of Judeo-Islamic political philosophy as in the works of Alfarabi and Averroes?
What did political science place an increasing emphasis on over the past generations?