Question

Arrange the political economic thinkers in chronological order:
• [A.] Aristotle
• [B.] John Rawls
• [C.] Karl Marx
• [D.] Plato Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. B, A, D, C
• B. C, D, B, A
• C. D, A, C, B
• D. A, B, C, D

Hint:

Remember the chronological order of these political thinkers: \[ \boxed{ \begin{aligned} 427\text{ BCE} &\rightarrow \text{Plato}, 384\text{ BCE} &\rightarrow \text{Aristotle}, 1818 &\rightarrow \text{Karl Marx}, 1921 &\rightarrow \text{John Rawls}. \end{aligned} } \] A simple mnemonic is: \[ \boxed{\text{Plato} \rightarrow \text{Aristotle} \rightarrow \text{Marx} \rightarrow \text{Rawls}} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: Political economy has evolved through the contributions of several philosophers and economists across different historical periods. Arranging these thinkers chronologically helps understand the development of political and economic thought. The approximate chronology is:
• Plato (427--347 BCE)
• Aristotle (384--322 BCE)
• Karl Marx (1818--1883)
• John Rawls (1921--2002)

Step 1: Identify the time period of each thinker. \[ \begin{aligned} \text{D} &\rightarrow \text{Plato (427--347 BCE)}, \text{A} &\rightarrow \text{Aristotle (384--322 BCE)}, \text{C} &\rightarrow \text{Karl Marx (1818--1883)}, \text{B} &\rightarrow \text{John Rawls (1921--2002)}. \end{aligned} \]

Step 2: Arrange the thinkers from earliest to latest. \[ \boxed{ \text{D} \;\rightarrow\; \text{A} \;\rightarrow\; \text{C} \;\rightarrow\; \text{B} } \] This corresponds to \[ \boxed{\text{(C) D, A, C, B}} \]