Classic Thinkers in Politics and International Relations PR1520 Essay two Choose ONE question. The essay should be no longer than 1,500 words and should be submitted via turnitin on moodle by 10am on Tuesday 6 March 2017. 1. 'The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class'. What did Marx and Engels mean by this, and are they correct? 2. What, accoding to Arendt, is the relationship between ideology and totalitarianism? How far do you agree with her analysis? 3. What is Foucaultian critique of positivism? What are the strengths and weaknesses of his argument? 4. Can Wollstonecraft be described as a radical thinker? 5. Is Nussbaum correct to see a positive relationship between liberalism and feminism? 6. For what reasons does Brown criticise individual rights? What are the strengths and weaknesses of her argument? 7. Critically assess Douglass's liberalism. 8. Why does Fanon argue that the colonised should use violence? Do you agree with him? 9. How far does Said's 'orientalism' explain international politics?